Stepper Motors

University: University of California, Santa Barbara
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Course Number: ME 104
Course Title: Sensors and Actuators
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Lab Title: Stepper Motors

In this laboratory, students write a NI LabVIEW VI for generating digital TTL signals that they can use to generate the stepping sequence for a four-phase unipolar stepper motor. They then use a function generator and an analog drive circuit to control the rate of rotation of a unipolar stepper motor in full-step mode. As an extra credit exercise, students may build LabVIEW VIs for controlling the rotation of the stepper motor in full-step mode.

Sensors and Actuators - Lab 8