G05B1/02

Driving assistance apparatus

An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes an automatic garage leaving control unit that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving control unit cooperates with a shutter control apparatus to cause a vehicle to automatically leave the garage. The automatic garage leaving control unit acquires vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality around the vehicle when the automatic garage leaving control unit accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open a shutter to the shutter control apparatus when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.

UAV-based sensing for worksite operations

A mobile machine includes controllable mechanism that performs a prescribed operation on a worksite as the mobile machine travels over the worksite in a direction of travel, and a communication system that receives attribute data indicative of an attribute corresponding to the worksite, and that receives effect data indicative of an effect of the prescribed operation being performed on the worksite. The mobile machine may further include a control system that generates a difference map indicative of a difference between the attribute data and the effect data, and that controls the controllable mechanism to adjust performance of the prescribed operation on the worksite, based on the difference.

Motor control apparatus for vector-controlling sensorless motor
09998048 · 2018-06-12 · ·

A motor control apparatus that vector-controls a sensorless motor includes an estimating unit configured to obtain an estimated phase value by estimating a phase of a rotor in the sensorless motor, and a generating unit configured to generate, from the estimated phase value and a phase command value of the rotor, a phase conversion value that is used for a coordinate conversion between a rotary coordinate system and a static coordinate system in the vector control. The generating unit is further configured to output the phase command value as the phase conversion value when the rotor is caused to start to rotate, and change the phase conversion value so that the phase conversion value approaches the estimated phase value from a predetermined timing after the rotor is caused to start to rotate.

Environmental sensor and method of operating the same

A gaseous-fluid environmental sensor having a gaseous-fluid flow system that defines a flow path coupling an intake port to an exhaust port. The gaseous-fluid flow system includes a blower and a flow sensor. The blower includes a motor and the flow sensor senses a flow-related parameter. The gaseous-fluid environmental sensor further includes a battery, an electrical sensor sensing an electrical power-related parameter, and a controller electrically coupled to the electrical sensor, the flow sensor, and the motor. The controller is configured to generate a composite drive waveform having a first component based on the sensed flow-related parameter and a second component based on the sensed electrical power-related parameter. The controller is further configured to drive the motor using the composite drive waveform. Also disclosed is a method of controlling the gaseous-fluid environmental sensor.

Navigating semi-autonomous mobile robots
09740207 · 2017-08-22 · ·

Techniques for navigating semi-autonomous mobile robots are described. A semi-autonomous mobile robot moves within an environment to complete a task. A navigation server communicates with the robot and provides the robot information. The robot includes a navigation map of the environment, interaction information, and a security level. To complete the task, the robot transmits a route reservation request to the navigation server, the route reservation request including a priority for the task, a timeslot, and a route. The navigation server grants the route reservation if the task priority is higher than the task priorities of conflicting route reservation requests from other robots. As the robot moves within the environment, the robot detects an object and attempts to classify the detected object as belonging to an object category. The robot retrieves an interaction profile for the object, and interacts with the object according to the retrieved interaction profile.

Mechatronic assembly for driving an external member using a brushless motor and a simple assembly of electronic components

The present disclosure relates to a mechatronic assembly for positioning a member including a control unit and an actuator, the control unit including a control algorithm and a power bridge, the algorithm controlling the power bridge, the power bridge outputting a two-wire electric signal, the actuator including a polyphase brushless electric motor having N phases (N being or higher), binary probes for detecting the position of the rotor of the motor, and power switches suitable for supplying the N phases of the motor from the two-wire electric signal, and states of the power switches is controlled directly by a signal emitted by the detection probes.

Mechatronic assembly for driving an external member using a brushless motor and a simple assembly of electronic components

The present disclosure relates to a mechatronic assembly for positioning a member including a control unit and an actuator, the control unit including a control algorithm and a power bridge, the algorithm controlling the power bridge, the power bridge outputting a two-wire electric signal, the actuator including a polyphase brushless electric motor having N phases (N being or higher), binary probes for detecting the position of the rotor of the motor, and power switches suitable for supplying the N phases of the motor from the two-wire electric signal, and states of the power switches is controlled directly by a signal emitted by the detection probes.

Controller of linear motion device and control method of the same

The present disclosure relates to controllers of linear motion devices and control methods of the same, in particular, to a controller of a linear motion device and a control method of the same capable of controlling the position of the linear motion device accurately, in a case where a misalignment of the mounting position of a magnetic sensor or a magnetizing variation of a magnet occurs, or in a case where a magnetic field detected by the magnetic sensor receives an interference of the magnetic field generated by a driving coil of the linear motion device.

Controller of linear motion device and control method of the same

The present disclosure relates to controllers of linear motion devices and control methods of the same, in particular, to a controller of a linear motion device and a control method of the same capable of controlling the position of the linear motion device accurately, in a case where a misalignment of the mounting position of a magnetic sensor or a magnetizing variation of a magnet occurs, or in a case where a magnetic field detected by the magnetic sensor receives an interference of the magnetic field generated by a driving coil of the linear motion device.

MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTION OPERATION COMMAND UNIT
20170017209 · 2017-01-19 · ·

A motor control apparatus includes a rectifier which converts AC of a power source to DC, an inverter which converts DC to AC for a motor, a voltage amplitude calculation unit which calculates a power source voltage amplitude value, a power failure recovery detection unit which determines whether or not the AC input side has transitioned to a power failure state or a power recovery state on the basis of the power source voltage amplitude value, a protection operation command unit which outputs a protection operation command when a reference time has elapsed from a time point at which the AC input side transitioned to the power failure state, a time measurement unit which measures an elapsed time from when the AC input side transitioned to the power recovery state, and a condition change unit which changes the power failure reference voltage value and/or the reference time.