In　the　making　process　of　a　contactor,　the　fast　collisions　of　the　movable　contact　and　the　static　contact　lead　to　the　contact　bounce,　which　greatly　reduces　the　electrical　life　of　the　contactor.　In　this　article,　a　neural　network　model　is　used　to　estimate　the　contact　colliding　speed　and　a　fuzzy　logic　controller　is　designed　with　the　contact　colliding　speed　as　the　feedback.　By　controlling　the　excitation　time　of　the　contactor,　the　contact　colliding　speed　successively　approximates　a　given　smaller　reference　value,　thus,　the　contact　bounce　is　inhibited.　The　results　of　the　cosimulation　show　the　theoretical　feasibility　of　the　proposed　scheme.　In　addition,　three　contactors　of　different　types　are　used　for　an　experiment,　and　the　results　show　that　the　reduction　in　the　contact　bounce　time　is　more　than　70%　and　that　the　proposed　control　strategy　is　universal.　©　1982-2012　IEEE.