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  1. YateHaugan1

    actuation motor for seat design

    hi folks, I've been trying to spec a motor for a seat project I'm working on. It needs to move a 100kg person up and down at 45 degrees by about 400mm. The actuation would be via a toothed rack cut into one of the motion guides, so I've estimated i'd need a pinion with about 300 Nm...
  2. YateHaugan1

    attaching a structure to carbon tube

    Hi everyone, I'm working on a seat design that uses 10cm (O.D) aluminium tubes as supports, to which my main seat structure is clamped. There are an increasing number of carbon fibre alternatives available now and I was wonder how one would approach mounting to these instead. I presume...
  3. YateHaugan1

    Small, powerful electric motor for aircraft seat actuation

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to find a suitable solution for the actuation of an airline seat prototype. The seat will be moved by a rack and pinion set up and a single stage of gearing. I need between 60 and 80 rpm at the motor/drive output and at least 70 Nm of torque. The...

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