Method of and an apparatus for detecting an angular velocity of a motor and for controlling the same

• US 5,418,442 A
• Filed: 04/01/1994
• Issued: 05/23/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Araki, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US08/221,453
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 318/601, 318/603, 318/604, 318/640, 318/647, 318/651, 318/268, 318/271, 318/276, 318/480, 318/490, 388/842, 388/848, 388/933, 73/488, 73/493, 73/505, 73/510, 73/514, 73/517 R, 73/517 A, 73/518, 73/519, 324/160, 324/162, 324/178, 324/179
• US Class Current: 318/651
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/44 for measuring angular speed G01P3/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 7/00 Measuring speed by integrating acceleration measuring travelled distance by double integration of acceleration G01C21/16
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/17 and for generating speed information

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method of and an apparatus for detecting an angular velocity and a rotation angle of a rotary member and for controlling a motor disposed to drive the rotary member. In the present invention, first and second accelerations at first and second points of the rotary member are detected, respectively. The first and second accelerations are added. From the added value an angular velocity of the rotary member is calculated. A signal is generated representing the angular velocity and compared with predetermined control instructions. A control input is generated based upon this comparison, and the motor is controlled based upon the control input.

Claims

1. A method of detecting an angular velocity of a rotary member and for controlling a motor, comprising the steps of:

detecting first and second accelerations at first and second points of said rotary member, respectively;

adding said first and second accelerations to obtain an added value;

calculating an angular velocity of said rotary member on the basis of said added value;

generating a first signal representing said angular velocity;

comparing said first signal with predetermined control instructions;

generating a first control input based on said comparing step; and

controlling a motor disposed to drive said rotary member based upon said first control input.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second points are symmetrical with respect to a rotation center of said rotary member and are provided on a surface of said rotary member.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2, wherein said angular velocity ω

of said rotary member is calculated using the following equation;

##EQU19## where v₊ is said added value, k is a coefficient, and r is a distance between said rotation center and either one of said first and second points.

4. A method in accordance with claim 2, wherein a detecting direction of said first and second accelerations is inclined at an angle of θ

₂ with respect to a straight line drawn from said rotation center to either one of said first and second points.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4, wherein said angular velocity ω

of said rotary member is calculated using the following equation;

##EQU20## where v₊ is said added value, k is a coefficient, and r is a distance between said rotation center and either one of said first and second points.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein a distance r₁ between said first point and a rotation center of said rotary member is different from a distance r₂ between said second point and said rotation center while said first point, said rotation center and said second point being aligned in this order.

7. The method in accordance with claim 6, wherein said angular velocity ω

of said rotary member is calculated using the following equation;

##EQU21## where v₊ is said added value, k is a coefficient, and r is a distance between said rotation center and said first and second points.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first point is provided on a surface of said rotary member while said second point is so located that a straight line drawn from said second point to said rotation center is inclined at an angle of θ

₄ to said surface.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said angular velocity ω

of said rotary member is calculated using the following equation;

##EQU22## where v₊ is said added value, k₃ is a coefficient, and r is a distance between said rotation center and said first point.

10. An apparatus for detecting angular velocity and for controlling a motor comprising:

a rotary member;

a motor for driving said rotary member;

first and second sensors for detecting first and second accelerations at first and second points of said rotary member, respectively;

an adder for adding said first and second accelerations to obtain an added value;

a first computation unit for calculating an angular velocity of said rotary member on the basis of said added value and for outputting a first signal representing said angular velocity; and

a motor control unit for comparing said first signal with control instructions previously stored therein, generating a first control input, and controlling said motor on the basis of said control input.