Detailed Question: Please review all the figures illustrated below for the information required and the question required is regarding Wings and Plates. The question is, calculate the wear rate of material on the 1/4 inch thick plates and for how many cycles it will last to be replaced.
The following figure shows the machine in position one, or the starting position.
The next figure will provide some clarity in terms of how this proposed machine will work. Position two is when the machine hits its first testing position in which the cable is lifted 90 degrees about the x-axis and is also rotated 90 degrees clockwise about the y-axis.
The following figure shows the single station being returned to the initial position but it also shows the linear actuator firing and moving the plates so that they contact the wings on the other side of the single station. This in turn provides the opposite 90 degree rotation about the y-axis, or the counterclockwise rotation.
The following figure shows the fourth and final position the machine must undergo. This position shows the rotary actuator firing again to provide the rotation about the x-axis and it also shows the wings contacting the other side of the single station providing the counterclockwise rotation about the y-axis.
After this position is hit, the linear actuator fires again and returns the bar and plates to position one, or the starting position seen in figure, and this process is repeated until the test is complete or a desired number of cycles is achieved.