Abstract. An electromagnetic brake is the key basic component to
ensure the safety of robot joints. The conventional electromagnetic brake
mostly uses a set of springs to provide braking force and solenoid power to provide a recovery force, which makes this kind of brake with large thickness
and small braking torque that is not conducive to the application in light and
small joint components. In many design processes, unclear understanding of
the machine-electric-magnetic coupling characteristics leads to relatively
simple theoretical models and inaccurate theoretical results, which do not
provide more help for subsequent designs. In this paper, a hollow-ring type
permanent magnetic power-loss protection brake, integrated inside a joint
assembly, is designed. The brake uses rare earth Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets to
provide braking suction instead of ordinary spring packs, and achieves
motion guidance and braking torque transmission by means of leaf spring.
Combined with the deformation model of the leaf spring and the magnetic
circuit models of the brake under the power-on and power-off conditions,
the overall coupling dynamics model of the brake is established. The
theoretical results are compared through finite-element software, and a prototype is produced for experimental testing. Finally, the accuracy and
validity of the theoretical model are verified, providing a theoretical and
experimental basis for the design of this type of brake.