Stepper Motor Advantages and Disadvantages Quiz

What is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot?

• Slide

• Pull

• Twist

• Push

What is the comparison of the amount of mechanical work the motor performs and the electrical power it consumes to do the work?

• Efficiency

• Torque

• Resonance

• Accuracy

What is the term for a drive mechanism's ability to return to the same position multiple times under identical conditions?

• Repeatability

• Overload condition

• Motor efficiency

• Resonance

What is the term for the degree in measurement for motion can be determined to which the final position matches the commanded position?

• Accuracy

• Repeatability

• Overload condition

• Torque

What is the term for the undesirable ringing exhibited as motor vibration and is more pronounced in unloaded motors?

• Accuracy

• Repeatability

• Resonance

• Torque

What is the biggest advantage of stepper motors in terms of cost and availability?

• Low cost and wide availability

• High cost and wide availability

• Low cost and limited availability

• High cost and limited availability

What is the term for the motor's ability to hold the load in place when the rotor is not rotating?

• Overload condition

• Residual torque

• Holding torque

• Detent torque

What is the drawback of open-loop control using steppers when no feedback to the control system is used to indicate potential missed steps?

• High reliability

• Low torque to inertia ratio

• High efficiency

• Low accuracy

What is the term for the effect that detent torque has on the motor's actual torque output as the motor turns faster?

• Low output power for size and weight

• Low torque to inertia ratio

• Low efficiency

• High reliability

What is the term for the method that allows the motor to move more smoothly and decreases being prone to resonances?

• Teeth

• Lead screw

• Gears

• Micro stepping