Marconi Instruments Limited

Graham John Clarke

A control device for electronic apparatus is provided with a d.c. ironless motor coupled to a manually rotatable knob. As the knob is rotated a digital signal representative of the rotation is derived from the back e.m.f. of the motor.

Control devices

A manually rotatable control knob is coupled to a d.c. ironless motor which maintains rotation of the knob once it is initially spun by hand. The initial back e.m.f. of the motor is sensed and is used via a feedback loop having a particular time constant to determine the subsequent rotational speed of the knob. By correctly profiling the time constant the inertial effect of a heavy flywheel can be simulated.

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St. Albans, United Kingdom

Graham John Clarke