This paper proposed a 48/36 SRM with multiplicity topology based on a conventional 8/6 SRM for high performance direct-drive applications which require large torque, minimum torque ripple, low vibration and wide speed range. A design procedure is established at first and then finite element method is used to validate the proposed motor's static and dynamic characteristics. Besides, a high-precision position control strategy including a current chopping controller, a novel torque distribution, a current-torque conversion based on a 2-D lookup table and a PD position controller is proposed. The torque distribution divides the motor's position into four regions, different interval phases work cooperatively to provide positive or negative torque in different regions and a torque sharing function is no longer needed. The experiment results show that a good location tracking without overshot is realized and the steady-state position error is within ±0.01° in any regions, thus validating the proposed position control strategy.