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

Claim 12:
13. A method of driving a first structure relative to a second structure comprising:
enabling communication over a network between a first controller and a plurality of first pole arrays disposed on the first structure, each of the plurality of first pole arrays having a first coil and a first switching circuit associated with and configured to selectively energize the first coil;
enabling communication over the network between a second controller and a plurality of second pole arrays disposed on the second structure movable relative to the first structure, each of the plurality of second pole arrays is independently controlled by a different one of the plurality of second pole controllers;
instructing one of the first switching circuits over the network with the first controller to selectively energize and control a magnetically-induced force at the associated first coil thereof independent of the other first coils; and
instructing one of the second switching circuits over the network with the second controller to selectively energize and control a magnetically-induced force at the associated second coil thereof independent of the other second coils;
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.