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Victor, NY - March 18, 2010 – New Scale
Technologies, Inc. today announced its
M3 (Micro-Mechatronic Module)
Design Platform for rapid development of custom closed-loop micro
actuator modules. Building on the company’s miniature SQUIGGLE motor
and TRACKER position sensor technology, this design platform yields
a complete closed-loop actuator on a printed circuit board of 12
x 30 mm or less. Modules have low power consumption and 3.3V input
voltage for battery-powered operation. No external control board is
necessary; simple serial commands drive an on-board PID controller
using a standard I2C, SPI or USART interface.
The basic M3 Design Platform consists of:
- An SQL-RV-1.8 reduced voltage SQUIGGLE RV micro motor
- An NSD-2101 motor driver
- A TRACKER NSE-5310 position sensor (encoder)
- An on-board microprocessor for PID control
These components, mounted on a miniature printed circuit board,
comprise the core of the M3 Design Platform. On this foundation, New
Scale works with each OEM customer to adapt one of several base
mechanical configurations to suit the specific application. The
company is currently developing custom linear drive systems and
custom autofocus modules built on the M3 Design Platform.
While performance is tuned to customer’s requirements, typical
specifications for a linear drive system based on the M3 Design
Platform include 0.5 micron position resolution, up to 50 grams force
load, 10 mm/sec speed, and up to 20 mm travel range. New Scale’s
design team works with each OEM to navigate the trade-offs among
factors such as speed, force, and power use.
"With the M3 Design Platform, we make miniature motion control
integration extremely simple for our OEM customers," said Ralph
Weber, Product Manager at New Scale. "Electrical integration is as
easy as sending serial commands to the module. We build a mechanical
interface to move whatever the customer needs moved: a lens within
the module, or a lever external to the module, or any other load.
Each custom module is a drop-in drive system for a customer’s
miniature product application. These micro-mechatronic modules are
smaller, more powerful, more precise and now even easier to
integrate than traditional electromagnetic motor systems."
The SQUIGGLE RV motor and TRACKER sensor provide extremely
precise, closed-loop positioning. The closed-loop system can be
tuned with PID control parameters stored in the microprocessor to
provide response tailored to the integrated system requirements.
Modules based on the M3 Design Platform are ideal for high
resolution positioning in miniature optical instrumentation, lasers
and photonics systems, aerospace controls and biomedical systems.
For more information
visit the micro-mechatronics page or contact New Scale.
About New Scale Technologies
New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com) designs and manufactures
miniature motion systems for precise movement of optics in imaging applications.
Our simple and elegant products deliver best-in-class performance in consumer
imaging, biometric authentication, surveillance, medical and machine vision
markets. With more than a decade of motion systems innovation, we integrate
piezoelectric micro motors, miniature drive control electronics and precise
mechanical systems. Our customers benefit from complete solutions for rapid
commercialization of their next generation products.
SQUIGGLE is a registered trademark, and TRACKER, New Scale Pathway and UTAF are trademarks of New Scale Technologies, Inc.
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