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> Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks

Could you 'hack' a garage door opener? The electronics in the opener on my
garage has exactly the functionality you describe, soft start and slows
down
just before it reaches the closed/opened position. There are no micro
switches, it just remembers the position, I assume by the number of turns
of
the motor.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=95986

There are also few on ebay:

http://tinyurl.com/3abyha






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