Disclosed herein is a controller-integrated driving motor module. The controller-integrated driving motor module includes: a motor; a motor housing configured such that the motor is accommodated therein; a power transmission unit connected to the motor, and configured to transmit a rotational force of the motor to each part of a power seat for the movement of the power seat disposed in a vehicle; and a controller disposed between the motor and the power transmission unit, and configured to control the rotation of the motor. The controller includes a MCU configured to control the rotation of the motor, an inverter configured to receive a driving signal from the controller and drive the motor, and a power supply unit configured to receive power from the battery of the vehicle and provide the power to the controller.

An electronic device for controlling an LRA (Linear Resonant Actuator) includes a signal generator, a driver, a delay unit, a sensor, and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The signal generator generates a digital signal. The driver drives the LRA according to the digital signal. The delay unit delays the digital signal for a predetermined time, so as to generate an estimated voltage signal. The sensor detects the current flowing through the LRA, so as to generate a sensing current signal. The DSP controls the resonant frequency or the gain value of the signal generator according to the estimated voltage signal and the sensing current signal.

The invention discloses a multi-sensor position measurement system mainly comprising a base, a carrier and a modular component, the carrier is provided with a first signal array and a second signal array. The modular component is disposed on the base, and comprises two Hall sensors for sensing magnetic field changes of the first signal array, two magnetoresistive sensors for sensing magnetic field changes of the second signal array, and a first state sensor having a marking unit disposed on the carrier and a sensitive element disposed on the base for sensing signals generated by the marking unit for subsequent reference signal generation, connection of measurement results between other sensors, and identification of homing direction.

A system is described in which a magnetic mover includes at least one mover identification device. The system also includes a stator defining a work surface and including an actuation coil assembly and at least one stator identification device operable to interact with the at least one mover identification device. One or more sensors are used to sense a position of the first magnetic mover. One or more stator driving circuits are used to drive the actuation coil assembly to thereby move the first magnetic mover over the work surface. The first magnetic mover includes one or more magnetic components positioned such that interaction of one or more magnetic fields emitted by the one or more magnetic components with one or more magnetic fields generated by the actuation coil assembly when driven by the one or more stator driving circuits enables movement of the first magnetic mover in at least two degrees of freedom.

Improved systems and methods for operating moveable architectural elements (e.g., furniture) are described. The system can include improved features implemented throughout various elements, including hardware elements, controller elements, and/or software elements. As one example, the system can feature the ability to map a characteristic load profile across a particular length of actuation and, if during operation a measured load exceeds the profile, adjust (e.g., stop) the system's motion. The system can also advantageously map its current draw to increase energy efficiency. In addition, the system can include a positioning system that enables it to automatically determine its position upon start up and during operation. In some implementations, the system includes multiple moveable elements (e.g., furniture items). In some cases, power is distributed to the moveable element(s) using a moveable power distribution module. Many other improvements and features are contemplated and described.

For determination of the position of a movable component with a plurality of position magnets relative to a stationary component with a plurality of position sensors, it is provided that the sensor responses are detected for a group of position sensors in the region of the movable component, sensor model responses of the group of position sensors are determined from a sensor model for a plurality of assumed different relative positions of the movable component relative to the stationary component, the sensor model responses are compared with the sensor responses and the assumed relative position with the smallest deviation between the sensor model responses and the sensor responses is used as the relative position of the movable component.

A motor control system includes host control circuitry configured to generate a first control command; a plurality of motor control apparatuses configured to control a plurality of motors, respectively, based on the first control command; and reference information output circuitry configured to output reference information to one of the plurality of motor control apparatuses which is configured to control one of the plurality of motors. The reference information relates to control of the plurality of motors. Each of the plurality of motor control apparatuses corresponds to a corresponding motor among the plurality of motors and includes information sharing circuitry configured to share the reference information among the plurality of motor control apparatuses via data communication; command conversion circuitry configured to convert the reference information into a second control command; and motor control circuitry configured to control the corresponding motor based on the second control command.

A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the stator to the rotor, and the stator is configured to temporarily influence the energization of the stator conductors in order to temporarily cause a change with respect to the alternating voltage induced in the at least one rotor coil.

A method for controlling a planar drive system includes controlling a rotor along a control path starting from a first position on a stator module, and determining a sensor pattern for magnetic field sensors of a sensor module. The sensor pattern includes a subset of the magnetic field sensors with at least one of the magnetic field sensors not comprised by the sensor pattern, and an area of the sensor pattern is at least partially covered by the rotor in a position along the control path. The method includes measuring values of the rotor magnetic field with the aid of the magnetic field sensors of the sensor pattern, detecting the rotor, and determining a second position of the rotor based on the measured values. The invention further relates to a planar drive system.

Systems and methods are provided for braking a translator of a linear multiphase electromagnetic machine. The system detects a fault event, and in response to detecting the fault event, causes the translator to brake using an electromagnetic technique. Braking includes causing the translator to stop reciprocating, by applying a force opposing an axial motion, which may occur within one cycle, or over many cycles. The fault event may include, for example, a fault associated with an encoder, a controller, an electrical component, a communications link, a phase, or a subsystem. The system includes a power electronics system configured to apply current to the phases. The system may use position information, current information, operating parameters, or a combination thereof to brake. Alternatively, the system need not use position information, current information, and operating parameters, and may brake the translator independent of such information.