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Stepper motor control

US4356439A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
15References
28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1980
Grant dateOct 26, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D23/1917
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control system for controlling a stepping motor having a predetermined number of steps between its start position and its fully extended position having a stepper motor, an initiate circuit for supplying pulses to the stepping motor to drive the stepping motor to its initial or start position, and a positioning control for stepping the stepping motor from its start position to a desired position.

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