Bio
- Former Vice President and Product Manager at Giddings & Lewis
- Member of Control Technology Corp.’s Board of Directors
- Renowned motion control expert
More detailed biographical information
is available.
Articles
Update Times  
(December 06, 1999)
Update Times discusses how often a servo must be serviced by a computer control.
Why Speed Matching?  
(February 07, 2000)
The four reasons why a large gear ratio is beneficial.
A Small Step Is a Big Step  
(February 07, 2000)
Resolution - A small step is a big step in improving motion performance.
Motion Forum Opinions  
(February 07, 2000)
Motion gurus get together to discuss the marketing issues of the day.
What a Parsons!  
(February 07, 2000)
A tribute to the inventor of numerical control.
Stiffness  
(March 13, 2000)
What is stiffness? How is it measured? How can it be improved? These are the questions that will be addressed here. Stiffness is a measure of how well a servo can hold a position when some outside force is trying to move it. ...
Sixth Annual Motion Control Forum  
(September 20, 2000)
Transcript of Sixth Annual Motion Control Forum
Control System Integrators - An Optimistic Future  
(November 21, 2000)
Article about increase in Control System Integrators
Motor Time Constants paper  
(September 24, 2001)
This paper shows how to compute the
motor/load time constants for standard DC motors and 3 phase AC brushless.
"Working With Servos" training seminar  
(September 26, 2001)
"Working With Servos" seminar will be suspended until the economy improves. The 2 day (with an optional 3rd day) training seminar on servo basics and the practical application of servos will still be taught in-house during the 2001/2002 season. ...
Seventh Annual Motion Control Forum  
(February 13, 2002)
Here is the transcript of the Seventh Annual Motion Control Forum (Sept. 2001), which brought together 10 top executives from the Motion industry to discuss the issues of the day.
Tutorials
Command Generation A paper on understanding how servo commands are generated, by Tom Bullock
Master-Slave Coordination A discussion of the master-slave form of coordinated motion, by Tom Bullock
Motion Control and Industrial Controllers Overview of motion control and industrial controllers, by Tom Bullock
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