Abstract:
A positional loop gain control method in which a positional control feedback system composed of a speed control circuit (101c), a spindle motor (102), a position coder (104), a fixed-position stop control unit (101e), and a changeover switch (101b), determines the gain of a digital-to-analog converter (301) constituting the fixed-position stop control unit so that the positional loop gain of the positional control feedback system has a set value Kp. When controlling the position at which a spindle stops, the method comprises a step of operating the spindle motor at a predetermined speed Nb, a step of measuring a deceleration time Tf required for the speed of the spindle motor to drop from Nb to zero, and a step of determining a gain KDA of the digital-to-analog converter using the set value Kp, the predetermined speed Nb, the decelaration time Tf, and a distance D between a fixed position and a changeover point at which a speed-control mode is shifted to a position-control mode.
Abstract:
A spindle control method for a numerical controller (CNC). A microprocessor (11), a memory (12), and two counters (13, 15) for counting pulses from encoders form a servo control circuit (10) which is connected to a CNC bus (1). There are provided a power amplifier (21) for controlling the rotation of the spindle motor upon receiving an instruction from the servo control circuit (10), and a separate encoder (25) coupled to the spindle for feeding pulses back to the counter (13) to control the profile. One counter (13) of the servo control circuit (10) is used for detecting the rotation position of the spindle motor (22) and another counter (15) counts the pulses that are fed back for operations such as threading. Therefore, the spindle motor (22) is controlled for its position and rotations by the servo control circuit (10).
Abstract:
In a position control arrangement (30) for controlling the rotational position of a movable unit (2), especially for a surveying instrument, an electric motor (12) is arranged to rotate said movable unit around an axis (9) of rotation, and there are control means (31-34, 17) for enabling the motor to stop said movable unit in a desired rotational position. The motor is a direct drive motor, the shaft of which forms the axis of rotation for said movable unit, and the motor is arranged to selectively operate in either a first, normal mode for rotating the movable unit to a desired position, or in a second, friction mode for providing resistance to a forced rotation of the movable unit from a predetermined position to a new position. A control unit (36) detects the presence of a forced rotation and automatically changes the mode of operation in response thereto. There is also provided a surveying instrument having such features.(Fig.3)
Abstract:
A numerical controller in which a servo motor is used selectively for position control or speed control. A distribution processing unit (3) forms a position instruction signal based on a part program (1) decoded by a decode processing unit (2). A mode control processing and speed instruction unit (41) or PMC (5) forms a mode signal and a speed instruction signal. A servo control processing unit (71) drives a servo motor (9) based on a mode signal, position instruction signal and speed instruction signal that are input through an axis control processing unit (61).
Abstract:
A spindle orientation controller couples a spindle motor (2) via coupling means (5) with a main spindle (4) which produces a signal (LS) indicating its approximate stop position and a signal (MS) indicating its definite stop position. This controller is adapted to stop the spindle in position according to a speed instruction that varies depending upon the speed of the spindle motor (2). Speed pulses for detecting the rotating speed of the motor are used as position pulses, and a speed instruction value is decreased by the amount of feedback pulses. When the speed instruction value of the main spindle decreases to a predetermined level, the instruction value is clamped at that level. When the signal (LS) from the main spindle is detected in the clamped state, the signal (MS) from the main spindle is used as a speed instruction value. This makes it possible to stop the main spindle in position quickly.
Abstract:
An industrial robot equipped with a control unit that can be controlled in a position control mode, a speed control mode and a current control mode. The control unit is equipped with a switching unit (20) for making a selection between the position control mode and the current control mode. An arm unit is driven in a power control mode which consists of a combination of the speed control mode and the current control mode. The position at which the arm unit has come into contact with an object and has come into halt is detected relying upon a signal sent from a position detector (15). Further, a plurality of detected values obtained by repeating the contact with the object at different positions are compared with reference data. A calculation unit (24) calculates the change in the position of the object from the reference position, and the robot detects for itself the two-dimensional or three-dimensional position and attitude of the object.
Abstract:
A main spindle positioning method which makes the most of deceleration of a spindle motor and speeds up a spindle positioning operation. It is assumed that the spindle motor is running under speed control. In response to a command for a stop at a given position, the spindle motor is decelerated to a speed N below a maximum rotating speed N1 determining a constant torque region on the basis of the speed control (Step S1), and the speed control is switched to a position control at the position at which the speed N is reached. At this time, a value which takes into consideration the present position at one rotating position of the spindle and a target stop position as an initial position error are set to an error counter (Steps S5 to S11). Thereafter, a position feedback quantity Pf from a position sensor is received by the error counter so as to execute linear acceleration/deceleration control to a final stop position (Step S12) and a speed command Vcmd is determined (Step S13), and a speed loop processing follows.
Abstract:
A method of controlling synchronized operation of a machine tool and an apparatus therefor. In a machine tool having two main spindles (14, 15), a work (18) is gripped by the first spindle and the second spindle controlled by control circuits (19, 20) that include a speed control unit and a position control unit. When the work is to be machined under this condition, digital speed instructions are fed to the two spindles simultaneously from, for example, a numerical controller. On each of the main spindles, separation means (sw2) is controlled to separate the position control unit from the speed control unit, the synchronized operation mode is set to switch the speed instruction to the position instruction, and the digital speed instructions are processed as position instructions to carry out the same position control. Therefore, the running speed of the two main spindles are brought into synchronism with each other, and the work is separated into two without giving excess force to the work.
Abstract:
A method in a printer of controlling printwheel and carriage movements, position and velocity signals (at 10 and 8) corresponding to the printing wheel respective carriage positions and instant velocities being such that the operations of the printwheel and carriage motors are controlled in response to the velocity signal (at 8) until the printwheel or carriage has reached an area in the vicinity of a desired printing position. At the transition to this area, control in response to the velocity signal is switched off and the operation of the printwheel or carriage motor is controlled solely in response to the position signal (at 10) until the desired position has been reached.