公开(公告)号：US06367497B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-09

申请号：US09799266

申请日：2001-03-05

申请人： Steven Gautieri ,  Allen Leon Maag ,  David Lavern Ross

发明人： Steven Gautieri ,  Allen Leon Maag ,  David Lavern Ross

IPC分类号： G05D700

CPC分类号： G05D7/0658 ,  Y10T137/0363 ,  Y10T137/7761 ,  Y10T137/87917

摘要： A valve control system (10) for achieving proportional response using inexpensive on-off valves (16) commonly used in machine and robotic applications and other pneumatic/hydraulic systems. A proportional response is achieved from each on-off valve (16) by interposing a single continuously proportional inlet valve (18) actuated by linear or non-linear signals to regulate the transfer of a media, whether air or fluid, to the actuated on-off valve (16) via a common galley (22). The actuation signals are preferably provided by a microcontroller (14) that can be programmed with more than one algorithm for generating different types of actuation signals. Furthermore, a non-linear mechanical response can be linearized by generating a non-linear actuation signal to produce a non-linear media transfer which when combined with the non-linear mechanical response results in an overall linear response.

摘要翻译： 一种阀控制系统（10），用于使用机器和机器人应用中常用的廉价的开关阀（16）和其它气动/液压系统来实现比例响应。 通过插入由线性或非线性信号致动的单个连续成比例的入口阀（18），从每个开关阀（16）获得比例响应，以调节介质（无论是空气或流体）到被致动的传递 （16）通过公共厨房（22）。 致动信号优选由微控制器（14）提供，微控制器（14）可以用多于一种算法进行编程，以生成不同类型的致动信号。 此外，非线性机械响应可以通过产生非线性致动信号而线性化，以产生非线性介质传递，当非线性机械响应与非线性机械响应相结合时会产生整体线性响应。