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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Robert Haas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kirk Tecu, Greeley, CO (US);
David W. Boyd, Greeley, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/54 ;
Abstract
A motion control system comprises both a stepper motor and a DC motor. The motors are coupled, and may be operated independently or in concert for various scan types. The stepper motor may be used as an encoder for measuring the position of the mechanism.