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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Cameron, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Christopher Pete Benson, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 25/08 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01); H02P 6/16 (2006.01); H02K 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/011 (2013.01); H02K 41/065 (2013.01); H02P 6/16 (2013.01); H02P 2203/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of an electric motor. A controller is configured to identify a position of a disc relative to a plate with coils physically associated with the plate. The controller is further configured to control a current sent to the coils based on the position of a disc. The disc is configured to move such that a closest point between the disc and the plate changes along a periphery of the disc.