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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Michael H. Shriver, Highland, UT (US);
John W. Stevens, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Michael H. Shriver, Highland, UT (US);
John W. Stevens, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric motor system having a power supply, an electric motor connected to the power supply, an object driven by the motor having a range of motion and a substantially neutral position within the range of motion, a power sensor configured to sense power from the power supply, a position sensor configured to sense position of the object in at least a portion of the range of motion, an energy storage, a controller connected to the power supply and the energy storage, wherein the controller is configured to brake the motor as a function of the position sensor, the neutral position and the power sensor.