Patent ID: 7135827

Claim:
A digitally controlled, integrated Sawyer motor forcer comprising, a rigid body housing one or more linear motor segments aligned in one or more directions on a first surface of said rigid body, said one or more linear motor segments each comprising one or more toothed electromagnets, said one or more toothed electromagnets being provided with an electrical interconnection means for coupling electrical power to said one or more toothed electromagnets, and an electronic controller affixed to said rigid body, said electronic controller including a microprocessor circuit, a communication interface circuit, a power supply circuit, and a amplifier circuit, said amplifier circuit being electrically connected to said one or more toothed electromagnets by said electrical interconnection means, said power supply circuit being in electrical connection with said amplifier circuit, said microprocessor circuit being in data communication with said amplifier circuit, said microprocessor circuit being equipped with control programs for selectively controlling said amplifier circuit to regulate the flow of electricity in said one or more toothed electromagnets, said communication interface circuit being in data communication with an external controller or computer system and being in electrical communication with said microprocessor circuit providing means for said microprocessor circuit to communicate with an external controller for the purpose of accepting commands to govern the behavior of said rigid body and to report the operational condition or status of said rigid body, and an interface means for connecting said rigid body and said electronic controller to an external source of electrical power, said interface means containing at least a pair of power conductors for providing electrical power to said power supply circuit of said electronic controller.