GB904734A - Improvements in or relating to electric control means for controlling the position of a power driven movable object - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to electric control means for controlling the position of a power driven movable objectInfo
- Publication number
- GB904734A GB904734A GB29148/57A GB2914857A GB904734A GB 904734 A GB904734 A GB 904734A GB 29148/57 A GB29148/57 A GB 29148/57A GB 2914857 A GB2914857 A GB 2914857A GB 904734 A GB904734 A GB 904734A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- shaft
- control
- switch
- brushes
- switches
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
- G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
- G05B19/04—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
- G05B19/0405—Programme-control specially adapted for machine tool control and not otherwise provided for
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
- G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
- G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
- G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
- G05B19/19—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path
- G05B19/27—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path using an absolute digital measuring device
- G05B19/29—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path using an absolute digital measuring device for point-to-point control
- G05B19/291—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path using an absolute digital measuring device for point-to-point control the positional error is used to control continuously the servomotor according to its magnitude
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G05D3/00—Control of position or direction
- G05D3/12—Control of position or direction using feedback
- G05D3/125—Control of position or direction using feedback using discrete position sensor
- G05D3/127—Control of position or direction using feedback using discrete position sensor with electrical contact
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
- Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Control Of Position Or Direction (AREA)
Abstract
904,734. Electric selective signalling systems. AIRMEC Ltd. Sept. 8, 1958 [Sept. 16, 1957], No. 29148/57. Class 40(1). A shaft positioning system is characterized in that the shape is always driven to a new position by the shortest route. The device described angularly positions a shaft under the control of manually set ten-position switches by using the gapswitch principle, that is each ten position control switch Ac, Fig. 1, has ten fixed contacts 19 connected to ten conductive segments 11 on a fixed disc As which is scanned by a brush 12 controlled by the shaft being positioned, and the arrangement is such that for each position of the control switch every contact except one has a potential applied to it so that unless the shaft being positioned is in such a position that the brush 12 is on the unmarked or floating segment a motor circuit is completed which rotates the shaft until it is in that position. The circuit shown in Fig. 1 also has the feature that half of the marked contacts on the switch are given a positive potential and the remainder a negative potential which results in the shaft being driven to its desired position by the shortest route. This feature, however, can introduce errors or hunting in systems, such as that shown in Fig. 1, where the angular position of a shaft is controlled over a range of more than one revolution by a multiplicity of control switches having their associated scanning brushes geared together by 10 to 1 reduction gearing. For example, in a system having two switches, if a shaft starts from its 00 position and a desired position of, say, 29 is set on the switches, the shaft will first move under the control of the tens switch to position 20 and then, under control of the units switch back to position 19 since as far as the units switch is concerned the quickest way of reaching position 9 from 0 is to go backwards. It is clear that to prevent this error, before control is transferred from the tens to the units switch, the shaft must reach a position which is between 25 and 34. That is to say, the subsidiary shaft controlled by the units switch must be within half a revolution of its desired final position before control is transferred to the units stage. This, in turn, means that the shaft controlled by the tens switch must be within one-twentieth of its desired final position before control is transferred from it. This is achieved, in the main embodiment, Fig. 3, which contains four control switches Ac, Bc, Cc and Dc and corresponding discs As, Bs, Cs and Ds, by sensing each disc with seven brushes (as opposed to one as shown in Fig. 1) and by selecting, for each disc, e.g. Cs, two brushes which are actually used by a rotary switch 30b ganged to the control switch Bc of the immediate lower order. The two brushes selected by each rotary switch 30 are connected in parallel and in effect form a single " wide " brush. The rotary switch 30 which selects the sensing brushes for the lowest order disc As forms a fine position control. The circuit shown in Fig. 3 also includes controlling relays A, B, C, D having their contacts (shown with relays deenergized) so arranged in a chain that the highest order stage not in its desired position (its relay will then be energized) is effective to control relays E and F which, in turn, control the motor circuit. In a modification, successively lower order stages, as they assume control, engage different gear ratios, electromagnetically in the motor driving circuit, so that the shaft slows down as it approaches its desired position. In a second modification, the final approach to the desired position is always in the same direction. In a third modification, when the shaft being positioned is a lead-screw, inaccuracies therein are compensated for by means of a cam, attached to the highest order subsidiary shaft, which is so shaped and arranged as to impart small correcting rotations to the lowest order switch.
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB29148/57A GB904734A (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1957-09-16 | Improvements in or relating to electric control means for controlling the position of a power driven movable object |
US801974A US3095218A (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1959-03-25 | High pressure gas connection and seal wherein said seal has collapse preventing means |
DEA33151A DE1141005B (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1959-10-30 | Electrical circuit arrangement for adjusting the position of a movable object |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB29148/57A GB904734A (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1957-09-16 | Improvements in or relating to electric control means for controlling the position of a power driven movable object |
DEA33151A DE1141005B (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1959-10-30 | Electrical circuit arrangement for adjusting the position of a movable object |
FR868732A FR1299193A (en) | 1959-10-30 | 1961-07-22 | Improvements to devices for adjusting the position of motor-driven objects, such as rotating shafts |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB904734A true GB904734A (en) | 1962-08-29 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB29148/57A Expired GB904734A (en) | 1957-09-16 | 1957-09-16 | Improvements in or relating to electric control means for controlling the position of a power driven movable object |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB904734A (en) |
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1957
- 1957-09-16 GB GB29148/57A patent/GB904734A/en not_active Expired
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