A smart linear actuator for fuel management system

Robotics, Automation, Control and Manufacturing: Trends, Principles and Applications - Proceedings of the 5th Biannual World Automation Congress, WAC 2002, ISORA 2002, ISIAC 2002 and ISOMA 2002

Volumn 14, Issue , 2002, Pages 615-624

  Madni, Asad M ^a   Vuong, Jim B ^a   Lopez, Mike ^a   Wells, Roger F ^a  

^a BEI Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator with built in feedback; Linear motor; Linear voice coil actuator; Smart actuator

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY; FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY; FUEL EFFICIENCY; FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LINEAR ACTUATOR; LINEAR TRAJECTORY; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; POSITION SENSING; POTENTIOMETRIC; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES; SMART ACTUATORS; STRAIGHT LINES; VOICE COIL ACTUATORS; VOICE COIL MOTORS;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; EMISSION CONTROL; LINEAR MOTORS; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; ROBOTICS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 78650240741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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