Controller and method of controlling an apparatus using predictive filters
First Claim
1. A controller for controlling an apparatus, comprising:
- first input means for receiving a primary input signal representing a measured state of the apparatus;
signal processing means responsive to said primary input signal for generating a control signal to alter the state of the apparatus to maintain a desired state;
second input means for receiving a signal representing at least one additional measurement of the state of the apparatus,said signal processing means including correcting means for correcting said control signal in response to said signal representing at least one additional measurement signal, and conditioning means for conditioning a response of said correcting means based at least in part on temporal cross-correlation between said signal representing at least one additional measurement signal and said control signal.
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Abstract
In the field of electronic or computerised control apparatuses, known methods of compensating for disturbance signals rely on less than ideal analytical or empirical models. There is provided a controller (200) or method of controlling which observes and learns the correlation between various measured signals and automatically learns how to control the apparatus. It has a primary input (xR) for the measured state of the apparatus, and signal processing means (604, 606) responsive to the input signal for generating a control signal (V) to maintain the apparatus in a desired state, the controller (200) having further input(s) (X1, Xn) for additional measurements of the apparatus or its environment, the signal processing means using a weighted average (606) of results of different fixed impulse responses (611–615) to each input to modify the control signal, and means (630, 800, 802) for conditioning the response automatically in response to temporal cross-correlation observed between the measurement signal(s) and the control signal. The controller can be pre-taught with an appropriate response, or it can learn it during initial operation.
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39 Claims
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1. A controller for controlling an apparatus, comprising:
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first input means for receiving a primary input signal representing a measured state of the apparatus; signal processing means responsive to said primary input signal for generating a control signal to alter the state of the apparatus to maintain a desired state; second input means for receiving a signal representing at least one additional measurement of the state of the apparatus, said signal processing means including correcting means for correcting said control signal in response to said signal representing at least one additional measurement signal, and conditioning means for conditioning a response of said correcting means based at least in part on temporal cross-correlation between said signal representing at least one additional measurement signal and said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a physical apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a primary input signal representing a measured state of the apparatus; generating a control signal to alter the state of the apparatus in response to said primary input signal; receiving at least one further input signal representing one or more additional measurements of the apparatus; including corrections in said control signal in response to said additional measurement signal; and conditioning the response of said corrections based at least in part on temporal cross-correlation between said additional measurement signal and said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of controlling an apparatus, comprising:
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receiving an input signal; generating a control signal based at least in part on said input signal; receiving a disturbance signal; and conditioning the control signal based at least in part on temporal cross-correlation between said input signal and said disturbance signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus, comprising:
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a controller adapted to receive at least an input signal and a disturbance signal, said controller further adapted to; generate a control signal based at least in part on said input signal; and condition the control signal based at least in part on temporal cross-correlation between said input signal and said disturbance signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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