Comment by MarkusQ
5 hours ago
So... no? The paper shows the motors used in the printer, and some of the parts it produced, but not the actual actuator it made.
5 hours ago
So... no? The paper shows the motors used in the printer, and some of the parts it produced, but not the actual actuator it made.
I see it on page 17 (18 including the MIT front page)
It's a linear motor, more like a speaker voice coil without cone.
fig 17 shows the assembled motor
it's a linear motor.. like a speaker coil assembly
fig23 shows how a radial assembly could be made