Kinematic design and commutation of a spherical stepper motor

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-353

  Chirikjian, Gregory S ^a   Stein, David ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ELECTRIC COMMUTATION; ELECTROMAGNETS; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTORS (WINDINGS); STATORS;

CIRCLE PACKING; ROTOR POLES; SPHERICAL STEPPER MOTOR; STATOR POLARITIES; STATOR POLES;

STEPPING MOTORS;

EID: 0033338051     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3516.809513     Document Type: Article

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