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+package dev.nextftc.hardware.actuators
+
+import dev.nextftc.units.Inches
+import dev.nextftc.units.Rotations
+import dev.nextftc.units.measuretypes.Angle
+import dev.nextftc.units.measuretypes.Distance
+import dev.nextftc.units.measuretypes.Per
+import dev.nextftc.units.unittypes.AngleUnit
+import dev.nextftc.units.unittypes.DistanceUnit
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a `NextMotor` and a distance-per-rotation, to work on linear units
+ *
+ * @param motor wrapped NextMotor
+ * @param distPerRotation linear distance traveled per one motor rotation
+ */
+class LinearActuator(val motor: NextMotor, val distPerRotation: Per<DistanceUnit, AngleUnit>) {
+  private val distancePerRotation: Distance
+    get() = distPerRotation.unit.numerator.of(distPerRotation.magnitude)
+
+  /**
+   * The position of this linear actuator in linear [Distance] units.
+   */
+  var position: Distance
+    get() {
+      val rotations = motor.encoderPosition.into(distPerRotation.unit.denominator)
+      return distancePerRotation * rotations
+    }
+    set(value) {
+      val rotations = value.into(distancePerRotation.unit) / distancePerRotation.magnitude
+      val angle = distPerRotation.unit.denominator.of(rotations)
+      motor.setPositionSetpoint(angle)
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * The position of this linear actuator in inches.
+   */
+  var positionInches: Double
+    get() = position.into(Inches)
+    set(value) {
+      position = Inches.of(value)
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * The position of this linear actuator in motor tick units.
+   */
+  var positionTicks: Double
+    get() = (motor.encoderPosition / motor.anglePerCount).magnitude
+    set(value) {
+      val angle = motor.anglePerCount * value
+      motor.setPositionSetpoint(angle)
+    }
+
+  var throttle: Double
+    get() = motor.throttle
+    set(value) {
+      motor.throttle = value
+    }
+}