Patents by Inventor Rudiger Neumann

Rudiger Neumann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11453124
    Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
  • Patent number: 11454261
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Patent number: 11255355
    Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
  • Patent number: 11143213
    Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
  • Patent number: 10808738
    Abstract: A method for the supply of compressed air of a compressed-air consumer having two fluidically separate, kinematically coupled working areas, wherein each of the working areas is assigned to a valve arrangement which can be independently controlled and can be configured between a blocking position, a first functional position for a fluidically communicating connection to a fluid course and a second functional position for a fluidically communicating connection to a fluid sink and wherein each of the two valve arrangements is configured individually depending on a predefinable movement task for the compressed-air consumer and depending, on at least two pressure values from the following group: supply pressure, first working area pressure, second working area pressure, discharge pressure, for a provision of a predefinable developing for a fluid mass flow or for a provision of a predefinable developing for a fluid pressure in the respective working area or for a provision of a predefinable developing of a valve c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FESTO SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rudiger Neumann, David Rager
  • Publication number: 20200309167
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20200306966
    Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
  • Patent number: 10774857
    Abstract: A method for operating a valve device for supplying compressed air to compressed air consumer includes the steps of: determination of a first fluid pressure in a first section of a fluid passage of a valve assembly, which extends between an inlet port, and a valve element, determination of a second fluid pressure in a second section of the fluid passage of the valve assembly, which extends between the valve element and an outlet port, determination of a flow value for the valve element from the two fluid pressures and of a flow function, relating of the flow value with a presettable volumetric fluid flow rate or mass fluid flow rate for the pressurised fluid, which flow rate is provided for flow through the fluid passage, to a guide value and determination of a required actuating energy for an actuating device, and provision of the actuating energy to the actuating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: FESTO SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rudiger Neumann, Matthias Doll, David Rager
  • Publication number: 20190136880
    Abstract: A method for operating a valve device for supplying compressed air to compressed air consumer includes the method comprising the steps of: determination of a first fluid pressure in a first section of a fluid passage of a valve assembly, which extends between an inlet port, and a valve element, determination of a second fluid pressure in a second section of the fluid passage of the valve assembly, which extends between the valve element and an outlet port, determination of a flow value for the valve element from the two fluid pressures and of a flow function, relating of the flow value with a presettable volumetric fluid flow rate or mass fluid flow rate for the pressurised fluid, which flow rate is provided for flow through the fluid passage, to a guide value and determination of a required actuating energy for an actuating device, and provision of the actuating energy to the actuating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Rudiger Neumann, Matthias Doll, David Rager
  • Publication number: 20190120264
    Abstract: A method for the supply of compressed air of a compressed-air consumer having two fluidically separate, kinematically coupled working areas, wherein each of the working areas is assigned to a valve arrangement which can be independently controlled and can be configured between a blocking position, a first functional position for a fluidically communicating connection to a fluid course and a second functional position for a fluidically communicating connection to a fluid sink and wherein each of the two valve arrangements is configured individually depending on a predefinable movement task for the compressed-air consumer and depending, on at least two pressure values from the following group: supply pressure, first working area pressure, second working area pressure, discharge pressure, for a provision of a predefinable developing for a fluid mass flow or for a provision of a predefinable developing for a fluid pressure in the respective working area or for a provision of a predefinable developing of a valve c
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rudiger Neumann, David Rager
  • Publication number: 20190093681
    Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
  • Publication number: 20180245608
    Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
  • Patent number: 9434075
    Abstract: A method for operating a multi-limb manipulator which includes electric actuators assigned to manipulator limbs, control units assigned to the actuators, including: the provision of desired movement values for the actuator to an actuator dynamic model and the determination of an electric desired current value for the actuator, the transfer of the desired current value to a controller designed for outputting an actuator current to the actuator with the inclusion of the desired current value and of a measured actual current value and a measured actual position of the actuator, wherein a difference between the desired current value and the actual current value is determined as a required positional deviation, and wherein the positional deviation is added to the desired distance fed into the actuator dynamic model to facilitate a diversion movement of the manipulator limb operated by the actuator on the occurrence of an external disturbing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Armin Hartmann, Rudiger Neumann
  • Publication number: 20150088309
    Abstract: A method for operating a multi-limb manipulator which includes electric actuators assigned to manipulator limbs, control units assigned to the actuators, including: the provision of desired movement values for the actuator to an actuator dynamic model and the determination of an electric desired current value for the actuator, the transfer of the desired current value to a controller designed for outputting an actuator current to the actuator with the inclusion of the desired current value and of a measured actual current value and a measured actual position of the actuator, wherein a difference between the desired current value and the actual current value is determined as a required positional deviation, and wherein the positional deviation is added to the desired distance fed into the actuator dynamic model to facilitate a diversion movement of the manipulator limb operated by the actuator on the occurrence of an external disturbing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Doll, Armin Hartmann, Rudiger Neumann
  • Patent number: 8863608
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fluidically operable manipulator made up of several manipulator segments stacked along an extension curve, each comprising at least one connecting plate and at least two fluidically separated fluid chambers spaced apart on the connecting plate at right-angles to the extension curve, wherein each of the fluid chambers has at least one elastically deformable wall section which is designed to make possible, on pressurization of the respective fluid chamber with a fluid, a change in volume of the fluid chamber for a linear movement substantially parallel to the extension curve, and wherein a main extension surface of the connecting plate is provided for an arrangement at least substantially at right-angles to the extension curve, wherein the two or more fluid chambers are made integral with the connecting plate or plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Fischer, Ruwen Kaminski, Rudiger Neumann, Alexander Hildebrandt
  • Publication number: 20120210818
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fluidically operable manipulator made up of several manipulator segments stacked along an extension curve, each comprising at least one connecting plate and at least two fluidically separated fluid chambers spaced apart on the connecting plate at right-angles to the extension curve, wherein each of the fluid chambers has at least one elastically deformable wall section which is designed to make possible, on pressurisation of the respective fluid chamber with a fluid, a change in volume of the fluid chamber for a linear movement substantially parallel to the extension curve, and wherein a main extension surface of the connecting plate is provided for an arrangement at least substantially at right-angles to the extension curve, wherein the two or more fluid chambers are made integral with the connecting plate or plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Fischer, Ruwen Kaminski, Rudiger Neumann, Alexander Hildebrandt
  • Patent number: 7207177
    Abstract: A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20060021348
    Abstract: A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Rudiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6992408
    Abstract: A linear drive device has a stator and an armature able to be moved in relation to the stator in a linear manner. The device furthermore comprises an electrodynamic linear direct drive system and a fluid power drive system. Using the two drive systems it is possible in an independent manner for setting forces to be applied electrodynamically and by fluid power to the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Matthias Finkbeiner, Thomas Feyrer, Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20040056536
    Abstract: A linear drive device has a stator and an armature able to be moved in relation to the stator in a linear manner. The device furthermore comprises an electrodynamic linear direct drive system and a fluid power drive system. Using the two drive systems it is possible in an independent manner for setting forces to be applied electrodynamically and by fluid power to the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: FESTO AG & CO.
    Inventors: Matthias Finkbeiner, Thomas Feyrer, Dr.-Ing. Rudiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann