Feedback control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12209386-B2
Application number	US-202017779242-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2020
Priority date	Dec 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

A feedback control device determines a first target angular velocity that is a target angular velocity of an output angular velocity of the target device, using a first transfer function, determines a control input to the target device, based on a difference between the first target angular velocity and the output angular velocity, determines, based on the operation input, a second target angular velocity that is the target angular velocity requested by an operator, determines a degree of comfort of the operator, based on a difference between the output angular velocity and the second target angular velocity, sequentially accumulates the first target angular velocity, the degree of comfort, and a target degree of comfort in a database, and adjusts a first moment of inertia in such a way as to reduce a difference between the target degree of comfort and the degree of comfort, using data accumulated in the database.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A feedback control device comprising:
a target device that is at least rotationally operated by an operation input by an operator;
a first target angular velocity determining unit that determines, based on the operation input, a first target angular velocity that is a target angular velocity of an output angular velocity of the target device, using a first transfer function that is a transfer function of the target device, the first transfer function being defined by a first moment of inertia representing a moment of inertia of the target device;
a control unit that determines a control input to the target device, based on a difference between the first target angular velocity and the output angular velocity;
a second target angular velocity determining unit that determines, based on the operation input, a second target angular velocity that is the target angular velocity requested by the operator, the target angular velocity corresponding to the operation input;
a degree of comfort determining unit that determines a degree of comfort of the operator, based on a difference between the output angular velocity and the second target angular velocity; and
a database that sequentially accumulates the first target angular velocity, the degree of comfort, and a target degree of comfort,
wherein the first target angular velocity determining unit adjusts the first moment of inertia to reduce a difference between the target degree of comfort and the degree of comfort, using the first target angular velocity, the degree of comfort, and the target degree of comfort that are accumulated in the database.

2. The feedback control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first transfer function is further defined by a viscosity coefficient, and
when the first moment of inertia is Jref and the viscosity coefficient is D, the first transfer function is expressed as (1/D)/(1+(Jref/D)·s).

3. The feedback control device according to claim 2 , wherein the first target angular velocity determining unit adjusts the first moment of inertia, with the viscosity coefficient D set as a fixed value.

4. The feedback control device according to claim 2 , wherein the first target angular velocity determining unit further determines the first target angular velocity while adjusting the viscosity coefficient D as a parameter.

5. The feedback control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the second target angular velocity determining unit has a second transfer function that determines the second target angular velocity corresponding to the operation input,
the second transfer function is defined by a second moment of inertia representing a moment of inertia of the target device, the moment of inertia being requested by the operator, and by the viscosity coefficient,
when the second moment of inertia is Jh and the viscosity coefficient is D, the second transfer function is expressed as (1/D)/(1+(Jh/D)·s), and
the second moment of inertia Jh has an adjusted value of the first moment of inertia Jref.

6. The feedback control device according to claim 1 , wherein the target device is a boom of a hydraulic excavator.

7. The feedback control device according to claim 1 , wherein the degree of comfort determining unit sets the degree of comfort larger as a difference between the output angular velocity and the second target angular velocity gets smaller.

Assignees

• Kobelco Constr Mach Co Ltd
• Univ Hiroshima

Inventors

• Kinoshita Takuya
• Yamamoto Toru

Classifications

• G05B11/36

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• E02F3/43

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• E02F3/435

  for dipper-arms, backhoes or the like · CPC title

• E02F9/2203

  Arrangements for controlling the attitude of actuators, e.g. speed, floating function · CPC title

• E02F9/2012

  Setting the functions of the control levers, e.g. changing assigned functions among operations levers, setting functions dependent on the operator or seat orientation · CPC title