Electricity: motive power systems – Positional servo systems – Frequency- or phase-modulated systems
Patent
1990-10-02
1992-07-21
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Electricity: motive power systems
Positional servo systems
Frequency- or phase-modulated systems
318439, 318490, 318565, 318533, G05B 102
Patent
active
051326027
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for accurately and reliably positioning an actuator arm (12) is disclosed. The actuator arm (12) is driven by a conventional DC motor (38). The conductors which supply current to the motor (38) serve as primary windings (60) of a current transformer (58). The signal induced on secondary windings (62) of the transformer (58) responds to fluctuations in average current flowing in the motor (38). These fluctuations are amplified (64) and filtered (66) so that an AC burst (68) is produced in response to each commutation of the motor (38). The AC burst (68) triggers a one-shot timing circuit (72), which generates a pulse that remains active until the AC burst (68) has decayed. The pulse disappears prior to a subsequent commutation of the motor (38). Thus, one pulse is generated for each commutation of motor (38). A counter (76) is clocked by these pulses. The counter (76) increments when the motor (38) moves in one direction and decrements when the motor (38) moves in the opposing direction. Thus, the counter (76) maintains a current count which describes the position of the motor (38). A controller (16) compares this current count with an input signal (14) and controls the operation of the motor (38) based on the results of the comparison. Accordingly, the motor (38) moves until the current count reaches a value corresponding to information presented in the input signal (14).
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Harper Michael D.
Jorgensen Gary C.
Bergmann Saul M.
Calsonic International, Inc.
Flickinger Don J.
Gresham Lowell W.
Meschkow Jordan M.
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