Apparatus for effecting coordinated position/force control for a manipulator
Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for effecting coordinated position/force control for a manipulator which is stabilized and capable of effecting a high... Read More
Inventors: Kuno, Toshitaka; Koide, Mitsuo;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho (Aichi, JP) |
Control device
I claim: 1. A control device for data processing apparatus, said device including a handlebar comprising a first handlebar shaft extending outwardly from one side of a column and a second handlebar sh... Read More
Inventors: Holloway, Wynford P.;, Assignee: Konix Products Limited (Cardiff, GB) |
Multiaxis robot control having curve fitted path control
A digital control is provided for a robot having a plurality of arm joints. The control includes an electric motor for driving each of the robot arm joints and a power amplifier supplies drive current... Read More
Inventors: Penkar, Rajan C.; Skewis, Timothy P.;, Assignee: Unimation, Inc. (Danbury, CT) |
Array with light active units sized to eliminate artifact from size difference
The invention addresses a problem that arises in arrays of light active cells fabricated on substrates. Although conventional arrays are typically structured so that every light active cell has the sa... Read More
Inventors: Martin, Russel A.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Servo control apparatus with back-up power supply
It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages in the background art by providing a servo control apparatus which does not require a dedicated cable provided for ... Read More
Inventors: Tsutsumi, Seisuke; Ikawa, Yasushi; Shima, Akira;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Simulation of operation for fault isolation and training
What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing simulation, training and evaluation for a system, comprising the steps of: providing a simulation mode which provides at least one screen with at least on... Read More
Inventors: Hasse, Paul L.;, Assignee: FMC Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Apparatus and method for synchronizing cardiac rhythm related events
OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION One embodiment of the current invention comprises a computer-based physiologic model covering the following subsystems: cardiovascular; uptake and dis... Read More
Inventors: Lampotang, Samsun; van Meurs, Willem L.; Good, Michael L.; Gravenstein, Joachim S.; Carovano, Ronald G.;, Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainsville, FL) |
Closed-loop PWM current control for a vehicle transmission force motor
The present invention is directed to an improved closed-loop PWM current control for force motor applications, wherein temperature induced impedance variations are compensated for without adversely af... Read More
Inventors: Lemieux, Joseph J.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Adaptive current control
The present invention meets the stated need by providing a method and apparatus for precisely estimating the current through a driven electrical load when its modulated driver is not conducting. More ... Read More
Inventors: Hale, Edward L.; Moller, David D.; McConnell, Robert R.;, Assignee: Delco Electronics Corp. (Kokomo, IN) |
Closed loop control of PWM duty cycle
A system and method for controlling energization of an electric motor (rotating or linear). The system and method includes producing a pulse-width modulated command signal to control switching devices... Read More
Inventors: Goff, Kenneth W.; Goff, Jerry K.; Goff, Kenneth W.; Fenstermacher, Brian J.;, Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Eden Prairie, MN) |
Motor control apparatus
It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to avoid the disadvantages of the prior art. It is another object of the present invention to provide a motor control apparatus which is cap... Read More
Inventors: Konda, Shinichi; Ueda, Susumu;, Assignee: Denso Corporation (Kariya, JP) |
Drive circuit for a brushless DC motor
What is claimed is: 1. A drive circuit for a brushless DC motor that controls at least one operation feature of said motor, said at least one feature utilizing at least one parameter that defines the ... Read More
Inventors: Hardt, Eric A.;, Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd. (Nagano, JP) |
Dental appliance with improved connecting element
I claim: 1. A dental prosthesis, comprising: a first member fixed in a jaw of a patient; a second member axially insertable over said first member and adapted to be removably mounted thereon; and coup... Read More
Inventors: Speckmann, Jurgen;, Assignee: Si-tec GmbH Dental-Spezial-Artikel (Gevelsberg, DE) |
Low core loss rotating flux transformer
A transformer for providing low hysteresis losses is disclosed. The low hysteresis losses are due to the use of a rotating flux, rather than unidirectional oscillating flux. A torus with appropriately... Read More
Inventors: DelVecchio, Robert M.; Krause, Robert F.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Electro-hydraulic control apparatus for improved hydraulic pressure control
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 depicts an electro-hydraulic control system 10 which includes an electronic controller 12, a motor 14, a mechanical element, represented herein as a piston 16, and a hydraulic... Read More
Inventors: Chin, Yuen-Kwok; Lin, William C.; Headley, Philip M.; Kulkarni, Prakash K.; Sidlosky, David M.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI); Delco Electronics Corp. (Kokomo, IN) |
Apparatus for modelling interaction of rigid bodies
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The following Detailed Description first provides an overview of a modelling system embodying the invention, continues with a theoretical discussion of the problem of modell... Read More
Inventors: Goyal, Suresh; Pinson, Elliot N.; Sinden, Frank W.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Touch sensing method and apparatus
OF THE INVENTION Referring first to FIG. 1. a generalized view of a touch sensing device according to the present invention is shown in schematic block diagram form. A touch sensing device 10 include... Read More
Inventors: Kasser, Bernard; Joss, Bernhard; Bisset, Stephen J.;, Assignee: Logitech, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Instantaneous voltage drop detector for DC power source
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an instantaneous voltage drop detector capable of surely detecting instantaneous voltage drops of a DC power source inclusive of those whi... Read More
Inventors: Komoda, Motoyoshi;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Control system of automotive air conditioning device
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a control system of an automotive air conditioning device free of the above-mentioned drawbacks. According to the present invention, there... Read More
Inventors: Ureshino, Hiroyuki; Takahashi, Eiji; Iwahashi, Kouji; Matsumoto, Takashi; Satoh, Yoshinori;, Assignee: Calsonic Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, JP) |
Combination multipurpose frame structure
Therefore, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a combination multipurpose frame structure which can be used as a clothes stand, height measuring instrument and a basketball goal ... Read More
Inventors: Chen, Darco;, Assignee: |
Computer graphical user interface method and system for supporting multiple two-dimensional movement inputs
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method and system for providing a user interface with a graphical user interface (GUI) computer system. The method of the invention comprises th... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Bobby Christopher;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Dithering method and apparatus using ramp probability logic
A method and apparatus is disclosed for an improved technique to create the appearance of curved surfaces in a graphics system. The appearance of a curved surface is created by varying color shades fr... Read More
Inventors: Wilde, Daniel P.;, Assignee: S3 Incorporated (Santa Clara, CA) |
Safety rocking horse
The primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved wooden rocking horse which is capable of both rocking back and forth in a stationary location and also moving forward along a supp... Read More
Inventors: Shieh, Kuo-Chen;, Assignee: |
Exercise apparatus
In brief, the invention provides an exercise apparatus which accounts for differences in the force with which a part of the body can be rotated about different axes by restricting movement of the body... Read More
Inventors: Kock, Ronald W.; Schuster, Charles E.;, Assignee: Bio-Mechanisms, Inc. (Fairfield, OH) |
Front-loading record player
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel front-loading record player having a slide base mechanism and a compact tone arm driving and controlling mechanism suitable theref... Read More
Inventors: Miyakawa, Tsutomu; Yamane, Junji; Takagi, Masahiro; Arai, Tomoyoshi; Tanaka, Haruhiko; Morita, Yuji; Sakurai, Satoshi;, Assignee: Pioneer Electric Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Disc clamping device
Accordingly, in a first aspect the present invention is a device to secure a record having a central hole, a central area surrounding the hole and a grooved play area to a turntable of a record player... Read More
Inventors: Thurston, Brian D.;, Assignee: |
Optical system drive for optical recording/reproducing apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide an objective lens drive apparatus for an optical information recording/reproducing system, which apparatus awards the drawbacks described above and is ... Read More
Inventors: Iguma, Akira; Okuda, Tadashi; Ieki, Kouichi; Sasamoto, Toshio;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Memory device including a rotating disk and means for detecting change in frictional resistance between the disk and a read/record head
It is an object of the present invention to provide a memory device which prevents generation of trouble such as destruction of stored information by detecting rotary pulse signals of a rotary apparat... Read More
Inventors: Sengoku, Masaharu;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Bookshelf type record player
In accordance with this and other objects of the invention, a bookshelf type record player is provided which has a very compact size and with which all operations are carried out through a front openi... Read More
Inventors: Kenmostu, Isami; Isobe, Nobuyuki;, Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Optical video or data tape record and playback apparatus
We claim: 1. Apparatus for recording information signals, said apparatus comprising: an optical tape record medium; a source of radiant energy providing a beam of coherent light; said beam of coherent... Read More
Inventors: Bell, Alan E.; Spong, Fred W.;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
Exercise Devices 
