Linear servo shaft motor - Can Arduino control it?

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I am looking at this Linear shaft motor.

http://www.nipponpulse.com/catalog/parts/search/motors-linear-servo/part_id:11

I was wondering if I can control it with Arduino? Would I need an external power source, or would it not work at all?
I don't want to drop a few hundred dollars on it if it isn't possible and I need to find a different option.

Thanks for your help

I have the Arduino Uno r3 kit.

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It appears to be a three phase brushless motor, but looking at the specs of it you'd need a current limited three phase driver for it. I've never seen anything like that at a hobbyist level.

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Thanks for looking into it. I was afraid it would not work... I will try to find linear motors that will work with arduino.

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Its probably a linear version of a brushless gimbal motor - you'll need position error feedback to
drive a PID controlling the output phase of a 3-phase PWM bridge.