digital-brain/content/zettels/voice_coil_actuators.md

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Tags

[Actuators]({{< relref "actuators.md" >}})

Working Principle

Typical Specifications

Model of a Voice Coil Actuator

(Schmidt, Schitter, and Rankers 2014)

Driving Electronics

As the force is proportional to the current, a [Transconductance Amplifiers]({{< relref "transconductance_amplifiers.md" >}}) (voltage-controller current source) is generally used as the driving electronics.

Manufacturers

Manufacturers	Country
Geeplus	UK
Maccon	Germany
TDS PP	Switzerland
H2tech	USA
PBA Systems	Singapore
Beikimco	USA
Magnetic Innovations	Netherlands
Monticont	USA
Thorlabs	USA
Akribis	USA

Voice Coil Stages

Manufacturers	Country
TDS PP	Switzerland
Thorlabs	USA
H2tech	USA

Linear Actuators

Manufacturers	Country
TDS PP	Switzerland
PBA Systems	Singapore
Celera Motion	USA
Akribis	USA
Aerotech	USA

Linear Stages

Manufacturers	Country
H2tech	USA

Bibliography

Schmidt, R Munnig, Georg Schitter, and Adrian Rankers. 2014. The Design of High Performance Mechatronics - 2nd Revised Edition. Ios Press.