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Newport obtains stepper motor controller patent

Posted: 27 Jan 2004  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: newport  microprocessors  stepper motor  chatter 

[Summary of tips] Newport Corp. has received U.S. Patent No. 6,642,680 for its development of an innovative means of preventing stepper motor vibration, called "chatter," without having to resort to faster, more expensive microprocessors.According to the company, chatter is essentially a mechanically induced vibrational resonance, which is tradi......
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