Magnetic linear fader

A linear fader includes a slider that is configured to slide along a rail. The slider includes a magnet. The linear fader also includes a plurality of coils spaced along a length of the rail, one or more sensors configured to detect a position of the slider along the rail, and control circuitry oper...

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Main Authors McDonald, Jason, Popovich, Steven, Anderson, Matt, Isaacs, Paul
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.07.2018
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
DEAF-AID SETS
DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
INDUCTANCES
LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS
MAGNETS
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
PHYSICS
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
TESTING
TRANSFORMERS
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Summary:A linear fader includes a slider that is configured to slide along a rail. The slider includes a magnet. The linear fader also includes a plurality of coils spaced along a length of the rail, one or more sensors configured to detect a position of the slider along the rail, and control circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of coils and the one or more sensors. The control circuitry is configured to receive a signal corresponding to a first location of the slider from at least one of the one or more sensors, receive a desired location of the slider, and cause a first electrical current to pass through the plurality of coils, thereby generating a force on the slider in a direction toward the desired location.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715454308