A numerical control (NC) machine tool table is powered by a servomotor, leadscrew, and optical encoder. The leadscrew has a pitch = 5.0 mm and is connected to the motor shaft with a gear ratio of 16:1 (16 turns of the motor for each turn of the leadscrew). The optical encoder is connected directly to the leadscrew and generates 200 pulses/ rev of the leadscrew. The table must move a distance = 100 mm at a feed rate = 500 mm/min. Determine
(a) the pulse count received by the control system to verify that the table has moved exactly 100 mm; and
(b) the pulse rate and
(c) motor speed that correspond to the feed rate of 500 mm/min.