if you have to use the tire, with the actuator determines the force, for the position you must necessarily have an antagonist system (and also very rigid).I have a doubt:
with a single pneumatic actuator, can you determine both the necessary position and the required force? (the force may vary between 2kn-20kn, while the position must be constant)
no, you have to put a ball recirculation guide or other (look at thk or nsk catalogs), on which to mount a plate that supports the roller. Then this plate will be pushed from the cylinder by a floating yoke. the adjustable bar should put it between the plate on the guide and a fixed reference, as much as possible close to the point where the forces apply (the best thing would be to have the strength resistant, the cylinder push and the line on a single axis, to reduce couples and moments that generate bending).the position value must be constant, but adjustable between 0 and 0.2 mm.
so the bar system must be adjustable somehow, is it smart to mount it on a pneumatic cylinder?
Are they solid enough?
you are making confusion: a linear guide deals with the straightness of translation. the endless screw you need to turn the rotational motion of a motor into a translation, but you don't have to entrust to the screw the straightness of this translation.Can you explain to me what you mean by "floating yoke"?
I think a linear guide pushed by the cylinder is not a good idea, you should mount the skates with absurd precision to get the required tolerance, right? are not better systems with screws without end or qlc like that?
put the pneumoidraulic I had indicated to you, with small dimensions you have the push you need.we are obliged to use the pneumatic cylinder
with ball guides you don't have to worry about the first detachment friction. then, if the friction was 50 n (and I assure you it is far lower):the system in fig 2 is great.
doubt is about the friction force. with the guides the ininerant will be to deal with with the force of friction, now if we correct the position gradually my fear is that everything remains firm as f friction is too high (let's move 1 cent! )