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MoonRanger\u2019s motor control board incorporates five of the individual motor control modules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese are coordinated by the space-grade microcontroller (the gray square component in the upper left) that commands the speed, direction and motion duration of each. Four controllers drive the wheels in this way. The fifth raises or lowers the solar array.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis video illustrates a motor being commanded to turn counterclockwise at \u2153 RPM for 20 seconds\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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This is one of MoonRanger\u2019s five control modules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Each of these modules controls one of MoonRanger\u2019s five motors and processes motion commands into the voltages and currents that power a motor.<\/p>

The large black commutation chip accepts three input commands: rotating clockwise or counterclockwise, setting the speed, and setting the duration of the intended motion. The chip generates signals corresponding to the motor\u2019s three phases, but at a low voltage with power levels far too small to drive a motor. The signal for each of the three phases passes through an amplifier that generates the strong signal that drives one of the motor\u2019s magnet coils. The three signals from the three phases spin the motor. The three sets of three amplifiers are located to the left of the large black commutation chip. The large green connector conveys the drive signals to the motor\u2019s wires. The Hall sensor feedback reports the motor\u2019s rotation. The current\u2019s feedback is proportional to the torque the motor had to apply to achieve its work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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