MagneMover LITE User Manual Addendum,
Wide Vehicles
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When vehicles move through a curve, the corners of the vehicle extend past the width of the
vehicle while turning as shown by the dashed lines in Figure 10.
Figure 10: Vehicle Extension in Curves
Vehicles in motion can rotate a small amount within the confines of the rails on the motor,
which makes their effective length and width larger than their actual length and width. The
dashed lines in Figure 11 show this rotary motion, which must be accounted for by using the
equations when calculating the clearance distances shown in the following examples. This
motion must also be accounted for when creating transport system layouts with parallel
paths.
The equations for rotational correction in Figure 11 are to be used in the calculations that are
provided in this document:
• Nominal rotation tolerance, ‘c’ is typically 3.0° for single pucks.
• Width and length,
1
,
2
,
1
,
2
are the configured values (from the configurator).
Figure 11: Vehicle Rotary Motion
V
ehicle
Vehicle Extension
Through Curves
1
=
1
cos
(
)
+ max
(
1
,
2
)
sin
(
)
+
2
=
2
cos () + max
(
1
,
2
)
sin() +
1
=
1
cos
(
)
+ max
(
1
,
2
)
sin
(
)
+
2
=
2
cos () + max
(
1
,
2
)
sin () +
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