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Title: Micromachine Wedge Stepping Motor

Abstract

A wedge stepping motor, which will index a mechanism, has been designed and fabricated in the surface rnicromachine SUMMiT process. This device has demonstrated the ability to index one gear tooth at a time with speeds up to 205 teeth/see. The wedge stepper motor has the following features, whi:h will be useful in a number of applications. o The ability to precisely position mechanical components. . Simple pulse signals can be used for operation. o Only 2 drive signals are requixed for operation. o Torque and precision capabilities increase with device size . The device to be indexed is restrained at all times by the wedge shaped tooth that is used for actuation. This paper will discuss the theory of operation and desi=m of the wedge stepping motor. The fabrication and testing of I he device will also be presented.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1554
Report Number(s):
SAND98-0659C
ON: DE00001554
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Expositions - MEMS Symposia; Anaheim, CA; 11/20/1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; Miniaturization; Electric Motors; Design; Fabrication

Citation Formats

Allen, J J, and Schriner, H K. Micromachine Wedge Stepping Motor. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Allen, J J, & Schriner, H K. Micromachine Wedge Stepping Motor. United States.
Allen, J J, and Schriner, H K. 1998. "Micromachine Wedge Stepping Motor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1554.
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abstractNote = {A wedge stepping motor, which will index a mechanism, has been designed and fabricated in the surface rnicromachine SUMMiT process. This device has demonstrated the ability to index one gear tooth at a time with speeds up to 205 teeth/see. The wedge stepper motor has the following features, whi:h will be useful in a number of applications. o The ability to precisely position mechanical components. . Simple pulse signals can be used for operation. o Only 2 drive signals are requixed for operation. o Torque and precision capabilities increase with device size . The device to be indexed is restrained at all times by the wedge shaped tooth that is used for actuation. This paper will discuss the theory of operation and desi=m of the wedge stepping motor. The fabrication and testing of I he device will also be presented.},
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year = {Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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