To help you configure a cost-effective positioning solution, Burleigh offers a wide selection of Inchworm Motors, electronic controllers and support equipment, including position encoders, stages, and other mounting hardware and interface accessories. Following these four steps will help ensure that your positioning system performs with the utmost accuracy and reliability. The configuration charts on the linked pages will lead you through all of the important considerations for a positioning system, and they will help ensure that your Inchworm Motor System is optimized for your particular application.
Most positioning systems require a method for measuring the actual position.
Burleigh's Open Loop Inchworm Systems provide high-resolution incremental motion that may be integrated with your position measurement method. Another open loop positioning example is fiber optic alignment where the Inchworm moves the fiber to the position of maximum light intensity. In both examples, the position measurement is external and used to generate motion commands for Burleigh's Inchworm System. In some instances, counting the number of Inchworm motor cycles may be used to measure the position. Burleigh's Closed Loop Inchworm Systems incorporate an optical position encoder and feedback loop that allows you to command and maintain a specific position within the resolution of the encoder.