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RE41036 Linear actuator control structure  
A control system for a linear actuator having an electric motor drawing a variable current level during operation. The control system includes a current level sensor for determining an operational...
7612513 Control device equipped with motor protection function  
A synchronous motor control device having an optimal protection function in accordance with an operational state of a motor is provided. The motor control device includes a position detecting...
7423403 Motor control system  
A motor control system which can realize current detection with high accuracy by using an amplifier having an ordinary level of accuracy and can avoid deterioration of current detection accuracy...
7245103 Motor speed and position control  
A method of controlling the speed and position of a motor includes receiving a pulse train indicative of the speed of the motor, and a periodic signal at a frequency greater than the pulse train....
7235937 Traction motor control system  
For controlling a traction motor of a vehicle, a current command value is determined based on a torque command and a load value representative of running load of the vehicle. A voltage command...
7233125 System and method for controlling an induction motor  
A system controls an induction motor driven by a power inverter circuit. An operational amplifier circuit is operatively connected to the power inverter circuit and operative therewith for sensing...
7109680 Inverter device  
An object is to provide an inverter device capable of realizing exact protection of the winding of a motor. An inverter device for generating a pseudo alternating current by switching a direct...
7106012 Electronic control unit, electric power-assisted steering device and transmission ratio-variable steering unit  
An electronic control unit for producing a sufficiently boosted voltage even when a supply voltage becomes high includes an inverter that drives switching elements and converts a DC voltage into an...
7081731 Translatory actuator unit  
A translatory actuator unit including a translatory actuator module that moves an object straightly, a force sensor that detects a load applied to the translatory actuator module, and a servo...
6933699 Motor drive circuit and method with frequency setting and correcting functions  
A motor drive circuit and method with frequency setting and correcting functions. The drive circuit includes a speed control device, which simultaneously receives a sense signal and a rotation...
6847179 Actuator position control with signal sensing  
An actuator position control system for brush-type DC motors. The system includes a sensor, amplifier or differentiator, central control unit (microprocessor), and motor driver. The system utilizes...
6763804 Electronic throttle servo overheat protection system  
A method for controlling a positioning device ( 34 ) of an internal combustion engine includes the step of providing an electric motor ( 30 ) for actuating a positioning device ( 34 ). A user...
6614195 Linear actuator control structure  
A control system for a linear actuator having an electric motor drawing a variable current level during operation. The control system includes a current level sensor for determining an operational...
6611119 Switching processes for control of servos  
Methods and systems for controlling a servo are provided. One method includes calculating at least a first switching time to change an amplitude of a command signal to a servo, providing a first...
6605920 Method and apparatus for large motor control  
Apparatus and method for providing digital signal processing method for controlling the speed and phase of a motor involves inputting a reference signal having a frequency and relative phase...
6452356 Chopping energization control device for electric motor  
In a chopping energization control device, a pair of switching elements IGBT/U and IGBT/L are used to control an electric power supplied from a DC power source to a phase coil CL 1 of a DC motor,...
6448732 Dual mode portable suction cleaner  
A vacuum cleaner operates via power supplied from either an on-board battery or an AC power outlet. When the vacuum cleaner is operating by using the battery a controller monitors the voltage level...
6291962 Offset control circuit and offset control method  
When a playback signal of recorded data which is a DC free code has non-linearity, the playback signal is equalized by a waveform equalization unit, and sampled by an analog-to-digital converter....
6211636 Pressing machine and motor torque control method in pressing machine  
A torque command Tc is restricted to a torque limit value Tm' by torque limiting means and delivered to current restricting means for a motor. The torque limit value Tm' is derived by adding a...
6111383 Controller for feeding chopped electricity  
A rising saw tooth signal generating circuit generates a rising saw tooth signal having a constant amplitude and a constant period which corresponds to a frequency being slightly higher than the...
6013990 Monitoring power supply voltage to hard disk drive  
A hard disk drive for supplying a power supply voltage by monitoring a power supply voltage and method of controlling the same. The hard disk drive includes a power supply monitor circuit for...
5736826 Dual hysteresis control circuit  
A control circuit, in particular for a direct current control in positioning systems, comprising a differential circuit (1), a control logic (2) and a full bridge (3) connected between a supply...
5729067 Method and apparatus for closed loop position control in a linear motor system  
An improved method and servo control apparatus (C) is provided for controlling the motion of a linear electric motor (A) which in turn generates motion command signals to various apparatus such as...
5654840 Hard disk drive which uses the back EMF of the actuator to detect shocks  
A disk drive for operating in an environment in which the drive is subject to physical shock includes a circuit which senses movement of a transducer head support arm which result from a shock's...
5650705 Apparatus and method for controlling currents in an inductor  
A motor control system (10) for controlling a multiple number of motors, each motor having a multiple number of phases. System (10) can be used to dynamically vary the step sizes from microsteps to...
5627421 High efficiency drive circuit for an active magnetic bearing system  
A plurality of electromagnetics in an array surround a shaft, with current controlled in the coils of the electromagnets to support the shaft at a desired position approximately centered between...
5559416 Direct current motor control circuit in positioning systems  
A control circuit, in particular for a direct current control in positioning systems, comprising a differential circuit (1), a control logic (2) and a full bridge (3) connected between a supply...
5420490 Apparatus and method for compensating for warm-up drift in a servo motor  
A register stores the value from the integral controller of the PID controller whenever it receives a feedback signal. A main controller outputs a warm-up drift compensation value whenever the...
5418439 Apparatus and method for discriminating position information in a position control system  
An apparatus and a method for discriminating position information in a position control system. The apparatus includes a position detector for detecting information regarding a current position of...
5332956 Motor rotation controlling device  
A motor rotation controlling device, usable for example in a video recorder, to minimize transient phenomena at an initial operation and shorten a transient response time for detecting a rotation...
5192901 Short circuit protection  
In the transistor power output stages disclosed herein, short-circuit protection is provided with respect to output terminals through which a reversible motor or other load is to be energized. An...
5179494 Excess voltage protection apparatus for an electric vehicle  
A protection device is provided for a control apparatus for use in an electronic automobile with a motor and a transistor for driving the motor. The protection device comprises a short-circuit...
4945298 Motor driving apparatus  
A motor driving apparatus includes a motor, a signal generating device for generating a Pulse Width Modulation binary signal, a control device for applying a current to the motor, a current...
4885676 Control loop instability detection and correction apparatus  
The control loop instability detection and correction apparatus monitors an error signal produced by a control system to detect any instability in the control loop before the instability...
4649486 Control method for continuously variable transmission or the like  
In order to prevent belt slippage induced by overly rapid depressurization of a chamber forming part of a continuously variable transmission V-belt pulley control arrangement, and simultaneously...
4636701 System for controlling rotation of rotary mechanism in Z-type propulsion apparatus  
A control system for controlling the rotation of a rotary mechanism such as a propeller housing in a Z-type propulsion apparatus is provided. A command signal and a feedback signal both relating to...
4613961 Optical reader with a limiter in the tracking or focus error servo control loop  
Faults in servo control systems as a result of, for example, signal spikes caused by defects such as thickness variations, air bubbles, and scratches and dust particles on the substrate of the...
4562389 Automatic screwdriver or torquing tool control system  
To permit reliable turn-OFF of the motor when the torque of the motor is sufficient to provide for reliable seating of a screw or nut being driven thereby, start conditions of the motor are sensed,...
4518909 Set value transmitter for a drive regulation apparatus  
With this set or reference value transmitter which is controlled by a set or reference value clock pulse generator or transmitter regulation of the running-up or acceleration of electric motors,...
4412164 Lens system driving device  
A lens apparatus for moving one or more moving lenses of a lens system up to the end position of movement by a servomotor. The lens apparatus limits the moving speed of the moving lens or lenses to...
4300080 Power driver control circuit for servo actuator  
A power driver control circuit (38) provides control signals (44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54) for switching transistors in a power driver (56) for an electromagnetic actuator (11) of the type used for...
4290000 Power amplifier with current limiter circuit  
A power amplifier is disclosed for controlling the current flow through a load, such as a d-c servo motor. The amplifier includes a plurality of switching elements connected in bridge fashion with...
4270164 Short circuit protection for switching type power processors  
A power processor having a switching type output is provided with protection against short circuit current flow. A transformer is provided with the primary windings connected in series with the...
4096562 Closed loop control systems and control devices for such systems  
Method of controlling a variable in response to an error signal by comparing a signal correlated to and substantially proportional to the controlled variable with a reference signal corresponding...
4088182 Temperature control system for a J-module heat exchanger  
The level of primary fluid is controlled to change the effective heat transfer area of a heat exchanger utilized in a liquid metal nuclear power plant to eliminate the need for liquid metal control...
3974433 Automatic control apparatus with saturation element  
An automatic control apparatus comprises a means for detecting deviation of an actual value from a target value of a controlled quantity for the control operations and a damping feedback means, at...
3950687 Servo-mechanism for controlling velocity and position of a controlled member  
A servo-system for controlling position as well as rate of movement of a controlled device. Any command signals are processed or shaped prior to comparison with the feedback position signals. This...
3942087 Track system for steered, untrack vehicles  
To prevent sudden and violent control swings in the guidance system of vehicles which are guided in a guide path by sensing an electrical or magnetic field derived from a guide track conductor,...
3935523 Non-minimum phase linear controller for hydraulic mechanisms  
The disclosure relates to a non-minimum phase linear controller which uses positive servomechanism rate feedback to control hydraulic mechanisms. The disclosure also relates to a controller...
3848833 AIRCRAFT AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM  
An automatic flight control system for aircraft providing improved aircraft response to input displacement commands, especially of the generally step input type, in a simple and economical manner;...
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