SERVOMOTOR SPEED CONTROL

• US 20100026229A1
• Filed: 07/28/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neopost Technologies S.A. (Quadient SA)
• Original Assignee: Neopost Technologies S.A. (Quadient SA)
• Inventors: Williams, Christopher Hugh
• Granted Patent: US 8,228,015 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/573
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/23 for point-to-point control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/29 for point-to-point control
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/416 characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34175 Overlap, between two blocks, continuous, smooth speed change, movement
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/42173 Acceleration deceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/43009 Acceleration deceleration for each block of data, segment
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/43094 Acceleration and deceleration together with their respective time
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/43168 Motion profile planning for point to point control

Abstract

A method for controlling a servomotor for driving a movable part of a machine, the method comprising: determining the coordinates of an acceleration and of a deceleration curve for each stage of a cycle of operation to move said part; determining the maximum number of stages required to complete said cycle; initiating the acceleration curve for the first stage of the cycle of operation; and dynamically correcting the cycle of operation, at at least one intermediate point in the cycle, to initiate the deceleration curve appropriate to the stage, at a predetermined decision point, if production line parameters require a change to the operation cycle.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a servomotor for driving a movable part of a machine, the method comprising:

determining the coordinates of an acceleration and of a deceleration curve for each stage of a cycle of operation to move said part;

determining the maximum number of stages required to complete said cycle;

initiating the acceleration curve for the first stage of the cycle of operation; and

dynamically correcting the cycle of operation, at at least one intermediate point in the cycle, to initiate the deceleration curve appropriate to the stage, at a predetermined decision point, if production line parameters require a change to the operation cycle.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein at least one acceleration decision point and at least one deceleration decision point are identified and stored in control memory, and wherein, during a cycle of operation, an input cycle correction signal is compared to the stored decision points, and the appropriate acceleration/deceleration curve is initiated at the next decision point.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the servomotor comprises a stepper motor.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the servomotor comprises a brushless motor.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the cycle of operation is asynchronous.

6. Control means for controlling a servomotor driving a movable part of a machine, the control means comprising:

means for determining the coordinates of an acceleration curve and a deceleration curve, for each stage of a cycle of operation to move said part;

means for determining the maximum number of stages required to complete said cycle;

means for initiating the acceleration curve for the first stage of the cycle of operation; and

means for dynamically correcting the cycle of operation, at at least one intermediate point in the cycle, to initiate the deceleration curve appropriate to the stage, at a predetermined decision point, if production line parameters require early termination of the operation cycle.

7. Control means according to claim 6 comprising means for identifying at least one acceleration decision point and at least one deceleration decision point, means for storing the decision points, and means for generating an input cycle correction signal during a cycle of operation and comparing the input cycle correction signal to the stored decision points, and means for initiating the appropriate acceleration/deceleration curve at the next decision point.

8. Control means according to claim 6 wherein the servomotor comprises a stepper motor.

9. Control means according to claim 6 wherein the servomotor comprises a brushless motor.

10. A paper handling machine comprising control means according to claim 6.