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Actuators

  • ac induction motor (single phase)
  • ac induction motor variable frequency drive for a building air handler unit
  • ac induction motor with a soft start for a water pump
  • ac generator, motor, and load experiment
  • brushless dc motor from a computer fan
  • brushless dc motor gear pump
  • butterfly valve and controller for a natural gas engine throttle body
  • dc and stepper motor examples
  • dc motor components
  • dc motor PIC-based position and speed controller
  • dc motor power-op-amp speed controller
  • dc motor turned on and off by a transistor
  • high voltage disconnect switch
  • hydraulic gear pumps
  • hydraulic pilot valve amplifier cut-away
  • inkjet printer components with dc motors and piezoelectric inkjet head
  • magnetic levitation with superconductors
  • pneumatic biomechanics exercise apparatus overview
  • pneumatic biomechanics exercise apparatus frequency response
  • pneumatic cylinders of various types and sizes
  • radio control (RC) servo motor with pulse-width-modulation control
  • servo motor system
  • shape-memory alloy used to actuate a small, walking robot
  • stepper motor PIC-based position and speed controller
  • stepper motor step response and acceleration through resonance
    • high-speed video of medium speed response
  • stepper motors used in an automated laboratory rat exercise machine
  • voice coil
  • voice coil head actuator and 3-phase stepper spindle motor in a computer hard-drive
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