MOTORS for MAKERS : A Guide to Steppers, Servos, and Other Electrical Machines /
Matthew Scarpino
- v, 307 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction. Introduction to electric motors ; Preliminary concepts -- Exploring electric motors. DC motors ; Stepper motors ; Servomotors ; AC motors ; Gears and gearmotors ; Linear motors -- Electrical motors in practice. Motor control with the Arduino Mega ; Motor control with the Raspberry Pi ; Controlling motors with the BeagleBone Black ; Designing an Arduino-based electronic speed control (ESC) ; Designing a quadcopter ; Electric vehicles -- Appendix A: Electric generators -- Appendix B: Glossary.