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Article: New York Inventors Develop Rotary-Linear Actuator Controlling Method
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- March 12, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Anwar Chitayat of Fort Salanga, N.Y., and Mustansir Faizullabhoy of Stony Brook, N.Y., have developed a method to control a rotary-linear actuator.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are disclosed for controlling an integrated rotary-linear actuator system that may be coupled to a network via a network interface. The integrated rotary-linear actuator system includes a control system and a rotary-linear actuator having a moveable plunger and associated coils. The coils may be energized to interact with associated magnets to effect corresponding movement of the plunger, which may include rotation and/or linear movement."
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