Rotation control device, rotation control method and construction machine

• US 7,362,071 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2005
• Issued: 04/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Kawaguchi, Tadashi, Morinaga, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Leykin; Rita
• Application Number:
  US11/596,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20070216331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 318/638, 318/639, 318/652, 318/452, 700/90
• US Class Current: 318/652
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/123 Drives or control devices specially adapted therefor E02F9/125 and E02F9/128 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2075 of the hybrid type for vehicles in general B60W20/00
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2095 Control of electric, electro-mechanical or mechanical equipment not otherwise provided for, e.g. ventilators, electro-driven fans control of hydraulic driven equipment E02F9/22

Abstract

In an electric rotary excavator (construction machine) 1, when earth pressure acts on a rotary body 4 in an opposite direction to an instructed direction of a lever, a control-system changing means 150 of a rotation control device 100 increases a torque output of an electric motor 5 that drives the rotary body 4. Accordingly, the torque output can properly react against the acting earth pressure, thereby preventing the rotary body from continuing to be rotated in the opposite direction. Therefore, even when the earth pressure becomes large, the work will not be affected. In addition, when the rotary body is rotated on a slope, the rotary body can be prevented from being rotated back greatly due to the weights of the boom and the arm.

Claims

1. A rotation control device that controls rotation of a rotary body driven by an electric motor based on a command from an operating section, the device comprising:

a rotation position output means which outputs rotation position information of the rotary body;

a reference position storage means which stores an output value of the rotation position output means as a reference position;

a control command generating means which generates and outputs a control command for the electric motor;

a control-system change judging means which judges whether or not to change a control system of the rotation control device based on the output value of the rotation position output means, the reference position stored in the reference position storage means and an operated direction of the operating section; and

a control-system changing means which changes the control system of the rotation control device in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, wherein

the control-system changing means changes the control system so as to increase the control command for the electric motor to be a larger value than that before the change of the control system.

2. The rotation control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a change command generator which generates a change command for the electric motor based on the output value of the rotation position output means and the reference position stored in the reference position storage means; and

a control command output section which selects one with a larger value out of the control command by the control command generating means and the change command by the change command generator and outputs the selected one with the larger value as a control command for the electric motor, and

the change of the control system is to maintain the reference position.

3. The rotation control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a switch-control command generator which generates and outputs a control command for the electric motor using a control law different from that of the control command generating means; and

a control law switch section which switches a control law between the control command generating means and the switch-control command generator in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, and

the change of the control system is to switch the control law from the control command generating means to the switch-control command generator with the control law switch section.

4. The rotation control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a control gain storage which stores a plurality of control gains for the rotary body; and

a control gain changer which changes a control gain to be selected from the control gain storage in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, and

the change of the control system is to change the control gain with the control gain changer.

5. The rotation control device according to claim 1, wherein

the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means; and

a target value changer which changes a control target value of the rotary body which has been set based on an operation input at the operating section in accordance with the output value of the rotation position output means and the reference position stored in the reference position storage means, and

the change of the control system is to change the target value with the target value changer.

6. A rotation control method for controlling rotation of a rotary body driven by an electric motor based on a command from an operating section, the method comprising:

outputting rotation position information of the rotary body;

storing an output value of the output rotation position information as a reference position;

generating and outputting a control command for the electric motor;

judging whether or not to change a control system of a rotation control device based on the output value of the rotation position information, the stored reference position and an operated direction of the operating section; and

increasing, when judging to change the control system of the rotation control device, the control command for the electric motor to be a value larger than that before the change of the control system.

7. A construction machine, comprising:

a rotary body that is rotated by an electric motor based on a command from an operating section; and

a rotation control device which controls rotation of the rotary body;

wherein the rotation control device includes;

a rotation position output means which outputs rotation position information of the rotary body;

a reference position storage means which stores an output value of the rotation position output means as a reference position;

a control command generating means which generates and outputs a control command for the electric motor;

a control-system change judging means which judges whether or not to change a control system of the rotation control device based on the output value of the rotation position output means, the reference position stored in the reference position storage means and an operated direction of the operating section; and

a control-system changing means which changes the control system of the rotation control device in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, and

wherein the control-system changing means changes the control system so as to increase the control command for the electric motor to be a larger value than that before the change of the control system.

8. The construction machine according to claim 7, wherein the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a change command generator which generates a change command for the electric motor based on the output value of the rotation position output means and the reference position stored in the reference position storage means; and

a control command output section which selects one with a larger value out of the control command by the control command generating means and the change command by the change command generator and outputs the selected one with the larger value as a control command for the electric motor, and

wherein the change of the control system is to maintain the reference position.

9. The construction machine according to claim 7, wherein the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a switch-control command generator which generates and outputs a control command for the electric motor using a control law different from that of the control command generating means; and

a control law switch section which switches a control law between the control command generating means and the switch-control command generator in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, and

wherein the change of the control system is to switch the control law from the control command generating means to the switch-control command generator with the control law switch section.

10. The construction machine according to claim 7, wherein the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means;

a control gain storage which stores a plurality of control gains for the rotary body; and

a control gain changer which changes a control gain to be selected from the control gain storage in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means, and

wherein the change of the control system is to change the control gain with the control gain changer.

11. The construction machine according to claim 7, wherein the control system changing means includes:

a reference position update section which updates the reference position stored in the reference position storage means in accordance with the judgment result of the control-system change judging means; and

a target value changer which changes a control target value of the rotary body which has been set based on an operation input at the operating section in accordance with the output value of the rotation position output means and the reference position stored in the reference position storage means, and

wherein the change of the control system is to change the target value with the target value changer.