Patent ID: 11929645
Assignee: GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS—CANADA
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of driving a first structure relative to a second structure comprising:
enabling communication over a network between a controller and a plurality of first pole controllers associated with a plurality of first pole arrays disposed on the first structure, wherein each of the plurality of first pole arrays is independently controlled by a different one of the plurality of first pole controllers;
enabling communication over the network between the controller and a plurality of second pole controllers associated with a plurality of second pole arrays disposed on the second structure, wherein each of the plurality of second pole arrays is independently controlled by a different one of the plurality of second pole controllers;
instructing the plurality of first pole controllers over the network with the controller to selectively energize and control a magnetically-induced force at one of the plurality of first pole arrays independent of the other first pole arrays; and
instructing the plurality of second pole controllers over the network with the controller to selectively energize and control a magnetically-induced force at one of the plurality of second pole arrays independent of the other second pole arrays;
wherein the plurality of first pole arrays and the plurality of second pole arrays, when selectively energized, generate an electro-magnetic force therebetween for manipulating the second structure relative to the first structure.