Benefits of Using Encoders to Improve Step Motor System Performance

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-28998
Published June 01, 2018 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Step motors are widely used in automation due to their high resolution, precision positioning, minimal control electronics, and low cost. As an open loop system, traditional step motors are driven without the need for sensors to feed information back to a controller; however, the open loop configuration of step motors has challenges.