The rotor turns (as in a conventional stepper motor ... How does leadscrew and nut design affect motion? The leadscrew provides linear force via its inclined plane. Much like a steel shaft ...

When a product engineer is tasked to design a machine ... rotary-to-linear motion, however, is within the motor itself. This paper discusses the technology behind stepper motor linear actuators ...

We’ve seen plenty of motor projects, but [Jeremy]’s DIY Tubular Linear Motor is a really neat variety of stepper motor in a format we certainly don’t see every day. It started as a design ...

Finally, does the installation of linear stepper motors conform to the mechanical design? How will you connect moving objects to nuts? What is the effective stroke of the screw? And what type of ...

We’ve seen plenty of motor projects, but [Jeremy]’s DIY Tubular Linear Motor is a really neat variety of stepper motor in a format we certainly don’t see every day. It started as a design ...

Two-chip designs combining a microcontroller or DSP with a highly integrated driver IC simplify the design ... for linear positioners) are becoming popular. The drive electronics for such stepper ...

customizable and robust system for linear motion. With the help of a motion controller and a stepper driver, all SMLAs can be programmed to position a load to a precise location. However, standard ...

A series of low-cost, two-axis linear stepper motor gantries provide repeatability ... Users can order a complete package, including an indexer and driver for open-loop operation or controller ...

Usually, steppers are not driven with analog linear amplifiers ... bipolar, stepper motor drivers. A block diagram of the MP6500 is shown in Figure 5. The MP6500 can drive peak currents of up to 2.5A ...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched an ultra-small and highly integrated stepping-motor driver that helps miniaturise product ... It is intended for a wide range of constant current control ...