Patents by Inventor Akira MOCHIGI

Akira MOCHIGI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240022189
    Abstract: A power controller of a linear actuator 10 in a docking device 1 including a six-axis parallel link mechanism 5, wherein a motor driver 11 configured to control rotation speed of a motor M of the linear actuator 10 on the basis of a load produced on the link 4 includes a speed controlling unit 31 that outputs a current command, a current controlling unit 32 that converts the current command to a voltage command, and a current command limiter 33 that limits the current command of the speed controlling unit 31 so that power consumption per one linear actuator 10 is one sixth or less of the power supply capacity for the motor power, thus allowing for mounting the docking device 1 even for a spacecraft with a small power supply capacity, without requiring modification of the power supply capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: IHI AEROSPACE CO., LTD., JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Koshiro USUKU, Michio ISAYAMA, Akira MOCHIGI, Kenta NAGAHAMA, Tadashi MASUOKA, Kaname KAWATSU