Motor R&D — Electric Motor & Drive Development
High-performance BLDC/PMSM motors, field-oriented control, and robust driver electronics.
MotiveLab's motor R&D team has extensive experience designing and optimizing electric motors and their drive electronics. From sensorless FOC algorithms to custom motor driver boards, we deliver efficient, high-torque solutions for robotics, e-mobility, and industrial applications. Our work spans electromagnetic design, thermal analysis, and embedded firmware tuning.
What We Offer
- BLDC/PMSM motor design — electromagnetic simulation, winding optimization, and prototyping
- FOC algorithms — field-oriented control with MTPA, flux weakening, and observer-based estimation
- Sensorless control — BEMF, high-frequency injection, and flux observers for position estimation
- Motor driver hardware — discrete MOSFET/inverter design, gate drivers, current sensing
- Thermal analysis — heat sink design, thermal simulation, and motor cooling strategies
⚡ Our motor drives achieve >95% efficiency across a wide torque-speed range.
Technologies
- FOC (Field-Oriented Control) — sine wave commutation, torque/velocity/position control
- Six-step commutation — trapezoidal control for simpler applications
- Hall / encoder / sensorless — multiple position feedback strategies
- STM32 / Infineon MCUs — dedicated motor control peripherals and toolchains
- CAN / CANopen — fieldbus communication for multi-motor systems
- MATLAB / Simulink — model-based design, auto-code generation, and HIL testing
Applications
- Robotics actuators — joint motors, grippers, mobile base drives
- E-bike / e-mobility — hub motors, mid-drive systems, battery integration
- Industrial drives — conveyor systems, pumps, CNC spindle motors
- Automotive motors — auxiliary pumps, cooling fans, steering actuators