Direct current motor for closed-loop feedback control
First Claim
1. A direct current motor for use in a closed-loop control system, comprising:
- a commutator, the commutator including a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate;
a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator; and
a plurality of brushes, the brushes being configured so that application of a direct current voltage across the brushes results in a current flow in at least one of the windings which causes the commutator to rotate.
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Abstract
A direct current motor for use in a closed-loop control system is disclosed that produces a time varying signal indicative of a position of the motor. An embodiment of the motor includes a rotating commutator having a plurality of slots, a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator, and a plurality of brushes that are configured so that application of a direct current voltage across the brushes causes the commutator to rotate.
A closed-loop control system is also disclosed that includes a direct current voltage source, a direct current motor in accordance with the present, a motor position signal source that generates a motor position signal for rotating the shaft of the direct current motor to a desired position, and a feedback circuit that corrects for any error in the desired position of the shaft of the direct current motor.
Further disclosed are methods of controlling a position of a direct current motor constructed in accordance with the present invention in a closed-loop feedback control system.
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19 Claims
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1. A direct current motor for use in a closed-loop control system, comprising:
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a commutator, the commutator including a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate; a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator; and a plurality of brushes, the brushes being configured so that application of a direct current voltage across the brushes results in a current flow in at least one of the windings which causes the commutator to rotate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A closed-loop control system, comprising:
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a direct current motor including a shaft, a commutator having a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate, and a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator, the direct current motor being configured so that application of a direct current voltage to the motor causes the shaft to rotate and produces a current that varies with time as the shaft rotates and that has a maximum magnitude indicative of a position of the shaft of the motor; a motor position signal source, the motor position signal source generating a motor commanded position signal for rotating the shaft of the direct current motor to a desired position; a feedback circuit configured to generate an actual position signal representative of the actual position of the shaft of the direct current motor, the actual position signal being derived from the time varying magnitude of the current, and further configured to generate a motor position error signal representative of any difference between the motor commanded position signal from the motor position signal source and the actual position signal; and a direct current voltage source, the direct current voltage source being coupled to the direct current motor; wherein the motor position error signal is coupled to the direct current voltage source to rotate the shaft of the direct current motor based on the motor position error signal to correct for any error in the desired position of the shaft of the direct current motor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A closed-loop control system, comprising:
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a direct current motor including a shaft, a commutator having a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate, and a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator, the direct current motor being configured so that application of a constant current to the motor causes the shaft to rotate and produces a voltage that varies with time as the shaft rotates and that has a maximum magnitude indicative of a position of the shaft of the motor; a motor position signal source, the motor position signal source generating a motor commanded position signal for rotating the shaft of the direct current motor to a desired position; a feedback circuit configured to generate an actual position signal representative of the actual position of the shaft of the direct current motor, the actual position signal being derived from the time varying magnitude of the voltage, and further configured to generate a motor position error signal representative of any difference between the motor commanded position signal from the motor position signal source and the actual position signal; and a constant current source, the constant current source being coupled to the direct current motor; wherein the motor position error signal is coupled to the constant current source to rotate the shaft of the direct current motor based on the motor position error signal to correct for any error in the desired position of the shaft of the direct current motor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling a position of a direct current motor in a closed-loop feedback control system, the direct current motor including a shaft, a commutator having a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate, and a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a motor commanded position signal for rotating the shaft of the direct current motor to a desired position; generating an actual position signal representative of the actual position of the shaft of the direct current motor, the actual position signal being derived from a time varying magnitude of a current of the direct current motor; generating a motor position error signal representative of any difference between the motor commanded position signal and the actual position signal; and generating a direct current voltage based on the motor position error signal to rotate the shaft of the direct current motor to the desired position.
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19. A method of controlling a position of a direct current motor in a closed-loop feedback control system, the direct current motor including a shaft, a commutator having a plurality of slots and being configured to rotate, and a plurality of windings, the number of windings corresponding to one more than the number of slots of the commutator, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a motor commanded position signal for rotating the shaft of the direct current motor to a desired position; generating an actual position signal representative of the actual position of the shaft of the direct current motor, the actual position signal being derived from a time varying magnitude of a voltage of the direct current motor; generating a motor position error signal representative of any difference between the motor commanded position signal and the actual position signal; and generating a constant current based on the motor position error signal to rotate the shaft of the direct current motor to the desired position.
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