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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Christopher J. Tatar, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael D. Senger, Endicott, NY (US);
Robert V. Rycroft, Owasso, OK (US);
Lockeed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A motion control system comprises a motion unit having a motor connected to an encoder and an amplifier. The motion control system further comprises a scalable motion controller connected to the motion unit wherein the scalable motion controller receives signals from the encoder and outputs signals to the amplifier. The scalable motion controller comprises a plurality of dip sockets arranged for inserting and removing one or more motion control processors and a connector interface comprising a plurality of male and female connectors arranged for stacking a plurality of motion controllers.