Saturday, 29 September 2012

STEPPER MOTORS

The Stepper Motor is a form of synchronous motor which is designed to rotate a specific number of degrees for each electrical pulse received by its control unit.  The stepper motor is used in digital control systems where the motor receives open loop commands as a train of pulses to turn a shaft or move a plate by a specific distance.  A typical application for the motor is positioning a work table in two dimensions for automatic drilling according to programme.