Hackaday

Variable-Pitch Propellers For More Efficient Quadcopter

Quadcopters tend to have very poor efficency because of their high disk loading. High disk loading– that is, how much weight ...
EDN

Designer’s guide: Motor control and drivers

Motor control ICs deliver higher efficiency, along with AI/ML functionality for improvements in predictive maintenance.
Electronic Design

How To Control Brushless Motors (Part 2): Position-Control Loops

While current control and PWM switching play the most direct role in driving brushless DC motors, the motion profile and ...
IEEE

Model-Free Predictive Current Control of PMSM Drives Based on Extended State Observer Using Ultralocal Model

Abstract: To address the parameter mismatch issue in permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives using active neutral-point-clamped (ANPC) three-level inverters, this paper proposes a model-free ...