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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174230 | Drive unit A switch section includes a common terminal connected to a terminal at one end of each of a pair of motors, a first terminal connected to a terminal at the other end of one of the motors and a second terminal connected to a terminal at the other end of the other of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8072176 | Displacement sensing method and motor control apparatus A displacement sensing method of the present invention includes the steps of superimposing a predetermined signal on a torque command to supply a drive torque to a motor, measuring an amplitude spectrum ratio between the drive torque in superimposing the predetermin... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8030875 | Actuator arrangement and a method of operating an actuator Interruption in supervisory position control signals can cause problems with respect to actuators which upon loss of such control signals for the actuator will generally slew to a fixed idle position. In such circumstances a machine such as a gas turbine engine in w... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7385370 | Driving apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A driving apparatus for moving an object. The apparatus includes a first actuator which drives the object in X and Y directions, a second actuator which drives a reaction force counter which receives a reaction force generated when the first actuator drives the obje... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365511 | Methods to control high speed electric machines having a front-end EMI filter attached A system and method for extracting estimated input voltage and input current values of an AC motor based on sensed power inverter output voltage and output current when the AC motor is connected to a front-end EMI filter and the EMI filter is connected to a power in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362242 | Optical encoder device for small-sized motor and method of producing the same A photosensor module is composed of a light-receiving element module accommodating a light-receiving element, and a light-emitting element module accommodating a light-emitting element, which modules are separate, paired components. One of the paired light-receiving... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7330009 | Method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing motor oscillation A method, apparatus, and program for driving a motor in a feedback control system, capable of suppressing oscillation of the motor rotational speed are disclosed. A motor drive controller includes a drive motor, a detector, and a motor drive controller. The drive mo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287620 | Method and apparatus for controlling the speed ranges of a machine A method and apparatus of a work machine wherein an operator traverses the work machine within an operator selected speed range. The operator positions a speed-range control device to select the operator selected speed range, thus, sending a speed-range signal from ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7224140 | Method of stall detection for stepper motor system This invention detects a stall in a stepper motor by determining a motor winding current for each stepper pulse and determining if the winding current of a particular stepper pulse meets predetermined criteria. The motor winding current may be determined by measurin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215095 | Driving apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A driving apparatus for moving an object. The apparatus includes a first actuator which drives the object in X and Y directions, a second actuator which drives a reaction force counter which receives a reaction force generated when the first actuator drives the obje... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7135827 | Sawyer motor forcer with integrated drive electronics A digitally controlled, integrated Sawyer motor forcer consists of a rigid mechanical housing containing one or more linear motor segments, integrated control electronics, cooling means, and optional feedback sensors. The integrated control electronics include digit... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086819 | Single lever with button for selectively controlling either tilt or lift of a forklift mechanism In a load handling apparatus for a counterbalance type forklift, a single tiltable operating lever is disposed on a body of the forklift, a mast which is tiltable in an anteroposterior direction is disposed on the forklift, a liftable fork is disposed on the mast, a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076322 | System and method for satisfying move constraints when performing a motion control sequence A system and method for specifying and satisfying move constraints when performing a motion control sequence. One or more motion control operations may be included in a sequence in response to user input. User input specifying one or more move constraints for a firs... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068007 | Stepping motor driving system and stepping motor driving process A stepping motor driving system and process according to the present invention controls a switching element in such a manner that motor supply current is passed through a motor coil until a coil current detection value reaches an upper limit set point, motor reflux ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7019483 | Devices for position-controlled stopping of rotating components with position-controlled drive mechanisms in the case of voltage loss The position-controlled stopping of rotating components of shaftless drive mechanisms, in the case of a loss of voltage, is accomplished by the provision of an external connectable network. That external connectable network supplies the process power which is missin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005824 | Shutter mechanism including stepping motor control apparatus with upper and lower limit stopping position control A shutter mechanism includes a drum (2), a stepping motor (5), a driver (20), a microcomputer (10), a memory (16), and a load magnitude detection circuit (30) that detects the magnitude of the load on the stepping motor (... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6927880 | Image reading device and method An image reading device reads an image of an original mounted on an original mounting base by using an optical scanning unit which is subjected to acceleration drive along the original mounting base until a velocity according to a reading magnification is obtained a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909256 | Control device of a position control motor The present invention provides a control device of a position control motor for preventing step out of the position control motor, wherein the heat generated by the position control motor is small and the energy efficiency is good. The device is constituted by a det... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903661 | Photoconductive encoder wheel A photoconductive encoder structure has a grating cogwheel made of light-pervious materials, a sensor and two luminescence elements perpendicular to each other. An incident surface of the grating cogwheel surrounds a protruding surface, and protruding wheel parts di... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6885925 | Haptic controller which performs control using a force pattern that is represented by prescribed functions each connecting particular points A force pattern is formed by particular points in which forces to be supplied to a knob are set for a plurality of particular positions that are set in a movement range of the knob and prescribed functions connect each adjoining pair of particular positions. A stori... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6865441 | Parallel trajectory generation, interpolation, and control in a motion control application A system and method for performing trajectory generation, interpolation, and control for a motion control application, where the trajectory generation, interpolation, and control are performed in parallel with each other. In one embodiment, an FPGA in a motion contr... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861817 | Method and apparatus for detecting a stall condition in a stepping motor Stepped rotary motion is imparted to the rotor of a stepping motor by alternately driving at least first and second coils which interact with a plurality of magnetic poles on the rotor. When each of the coils transitions from a driven to a non-driven state, the cont... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6853161 | Recording apparatus, motor control apparatus, and motor control method A motor control apparatus which can improve detection accuracy of control information and stabilize a control system includes a detector for detecting first pulse information which corresponds to the drive speed of a driven object and second pulse information out of... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6831433 | Drive control apparatus A drive control apparatus comprises a drive signal supply unit for generating, when a power-supply voltage is supplied to the drive control apparatus, a drive signal, which is used for driving a load from this power-supply voltage, and for supplying this generated d... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6819076 | Active EMI filter with magnetoresistive sensor for common mode noise current A motor drive including an input for alternating current, a rectifier circuit, an inverter, an output which provides the controlled alternating current to drive a motor; and an active EMI filter for eliminating common mode noise in the motor drive which employs a ma... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6750625 | Wafer stage with magnetic bearings A high accuracy stage supported in six degrees of freedom by electromagnetic bearings. Movements in the horizontal plane of the stage are controlled by variable reluctance actuators which are mounted between the high accuracy stage and a coarse stage so as not to di... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6697685 | Flexible closed-loop controller A flexible closed-loop controller capable of being quickly and easily configured for a broad range of applications. The controller contains a set of control elements that may be configured or reconfigured for any specific application. Built-in configurati... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6683429 | Electric positional actuator An electric positional actuator that includes a default device for positioning the actuated device in a default position. The actuator includes an electric motor that controls the rotational position of a shaft through a gear system. When the shaft rotate... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6545441 | Actuator for driving a driven member An actuator system having a controller, a motor, and a feedback device, wherein an output shaft of the motor is connected to the feedback device. The controller directs the application of power to the motor and the feedback device produces a signal indica... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541934 | Electric drive control In a method for controlling an electric drive, a controlled variable is adjusted to a desired value. To protect the electric drive, the controlled variable is first adjusted to the desired value in a precise manner. Thereafter, the control operation is in... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6498445 | Oscillation apparatus for oscillating roller An oscillation apparatus includes an oscillation mechanism for reciprocating an oscillating roller which can be rotated in the circumferential direction and can be reciprocated along the axial direction; an oscillation-width adjustment mechanism for adjus... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6452360 | Auto tuning and parameter identification of a control circuit A method for calculating a first and second gain for a controller circuit for a plant is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a reference model circuit with desired circuit characteristics, providing a reference model adaptive circuit, s... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6316902 | Step motor drive control circuit A step motor drive control circuit, which is suitably employed in an image scanner, reduces the uneven rotation characteristics of a step motor and improves the scanning quality in the image scanner. The step motor drive control circuit generates a phase ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6271641 | Step motor driving device A step-motor-driving device includes (a) a step-motor having driving-windings in plurality of phases, (b) an exciter for supplying power to excite driving-windings, (c) a position detector for detecting a position of a mover of the motor and outputs a pos... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6259222 | Device and method for regulating maximum loading on an electric motor in an aggregate feed replenishing system A device for controlling load on a first motor whose load is affected by a second motor, comprises a controller having a first input for being connected to a horsepower transducer connected to the first motor being monitored and an output for being connec... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6198175 | Switching device and process for external force-actuated driving devices in a motor vehicle A switching device and process for external force-actuated driving devices in a motor vehicle, especially windows and sliding roofs. Depending on the dynamics and/or degree of displacement of an actuating component, control signals are generated which cod... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6163130 | Injection molding machine In an injection molding machine whose movable part is driven by an AC servo motor, d-phase current in a direction of magnetic flux produced by a field system and q-phase current orthogonal to the d-phase current are obtained through d-q conversion on the ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6144179 | Method for establishing the rotational speed of mechanically commutated d.c. motors The method for determining the rotational speed and/or the angle of rotation of mechanically commutated d.c. motors from the variation with respect to time of the ripple of the motor current occurring during commutation is supplemented and checked by a mo... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6121744 | Control apparatus for position control motor Disclosed is a control apparatus for a position control motor, which allows the rotor of the motor to follow up to a command position without step out, can ensure highly reliable positioning, and is stable with respect to a variation in load. This positio... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6049284 | Method and zero-speed monitor for monitoring a three-phase machine A method and apparatus for monitoring a three-phase electric motor which has been disconnected from the electrical mains and is running down, one phase of the voltage generated by the motor being checked respectively in each of two channels for zero cross... | 04/11/2000 |
