~ M3 Micro-Mechatronic Module Design Platform: rapid development of custom
closed-loop actuators with on-board PID control
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Example: linear module built on the M3 design platform |
This month we announced our M3 Micro-Mechatronic
Module Design Platform for rapid development of custom closed-loop micro
actuator modules. Building on the our miniature SQUIGGLE motor and
TRACKER position sensor technology, this design platform yields a complete
closed-loop actuator on a printed circuit board of 12 x 30 mm or less.
No
external control board is necessary; simple serial commands drive an on-board
PID controller using a standard I2C, SPI or USART interface. Modules have
low power consumption and 3.3V input voltage for battery-powered
operation.
The basic M3 Design Platform
consists of: -
An SQL-RV-1.8 reduced voltage
SQUIGGLE RV micro motor
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An NSD-2101 motor driver
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A TRACKER NSE-5310 position sensor
(encoder)
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An on-board microprocessor for PID
control
M3 base platform | These components, mounted on a miniature
printed
circuit board, comprise the core of the M3 Design Platform. On
this foundation, we work with you to adapt one of several base mechanical
configurations to suit your specific OEM application. While performance is tuned to your
requirements, typical specifications for a linear drive system based on the M3
Design Platform include 0.5 micron position resolution, up to 50 grams force
load, 10 mm/sec speed, and up to 20 mm travel range. With the M3 Design Platform, we make
miniature motion control integration extremely simple for our OEM customers. Use it to create
a drop-in motion module for your miniature optical
instruments, lasers and photonics systems, aerospace controls, biomedical systems and more. |
~ SQUIGGLE micro motors drive auto-tracking steerable
laser range finder project for the US
Army
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SQUIGGLE motor and drive ASIC |
New Scale's piezoelectric SQUIGGLE micro motors drive a unique auto-tracking
steerable laser range finder that Intelligent Automation, Inc. is
developing for the U.S. Army under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract. Intelligent Automation has demonstrated a fully functional prototype and is now working to further
enhance target tracking performance.
New Scale is a key
subcontractor to Intelligent Automation in the BAA contract, and collaborates with Intelligent Automation on research
and development projects for a wide range of applications.
"New Scale
Technologies is an extremely innovative firm," said Benjamin Bachrach,
vice-president of Intelligent Automation. "Their unique line of small size, low power consumption
linear actuators is ideally suited for many advanced applications in defense
and security."
We're excited to be working with this exceptional R&D company, responding to the complex technological
requirements of the U.S. government and commercial clients.
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~ More defense & security applications
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Our
SQUIGGLE motors, TRACKER position sensors and micro-mechatronic modules
are used in a number of other defense and security applications. These include: - Laser range finding and sighting applications
- Optical focus in rugged hand-held computers with built-in
biometrics
- UAVs
- Continuous alignment of cooled optics in cooled-detector imaging systems for night vision and remote sensing
- Optical fiber positioning in aerospace instrument
calibration systems
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~ Meet us at DS&S April 6-8 in Orlando
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Stop by our booth #1331 at the SPIE Defense, Security & Sensing (DS&S) conference in Orlando April 6-8 to learn more about our motors, sensors and micro-mechatronic systems for defense and security applications.
Don't miss our product presentation Tuesday, April 6 at 3:30 pm in the Cypress Hall
Foyer:
"Reduced Voltage SQUIGGLE RV
Micro-Mechatronic Modules"
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~ Contact us
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Email us Visit our website Call us at +1 (585) 924-4450 |