Design of Optoelectronic Tracking Platform Driven by Ultrasonic Motor with a Novel Limiter

A high-performance servo control system is the basis for realizing high-precision photoelectric tracking. With high position resolution and power-off self-locking, ultrasonic motors have a wide range of applications for high-precision positioning control. An optoelectronic tracking platform driven by two ultrasonic motors is proposed in this study. The shaft structure of the tracking platform is designed and modeled. The shaft structure is simplified, and a dynamic model is established to analyze the motion characteristics. The parameters of the limit mechanism are optimized based on the analysis. The shaft structure is built to verify the response characteristics of the tracking platform at different velocities. The results show that the proposed design can fully utilize the self-locking of ultrasonic motors for rapid automatic alignment of the axis system. The maximum response time is less than 55 ms. When the operating velocity is less than 70°/s, the positioning error is less than 0.055°, and the lower the speed, the smaller the positioning error.