Patents by Inventor Chen-Kuo Lai

Chen-Kuo Lai 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: 6460092
    Abstract: A distributed-type input/output control IC is proposed to provide an integrated type improvement to the conventional remote control system. The distributed-type input/output control IC comprises a plurality of local digital IO and a plurality of remote IO master to control a plurality sets of local and remote systems and to simplify wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Kuo Lai, Wen-Chuan Chen, Ying-Min Chen, Chang-Yu Ho
  • Patent number: 6191543
    Abstract: The present invention is an integral-type IC for multiple-axis position control to provide highly integrated and modular design for the positioning control of automatic system. The inventive IC comprises a plurality of digital differential analyzers (DDA) with output pulse circuit which convert the position command to pulse form, a plurality of servo motor position closed loop control positioning circuit, and a plurality of counters that works with motor encoder to precisely control the rotation speed and motion position of the motor. Thus the invention the position control function in a single IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Kuo Lai, Wen-Chuan Chen, Ying-Min Chen, Chang-Yu Ho
  • Patent number: 5744926
    Abstract: A chip device for positioning control and position recording of a servo motor. The chip device can be operated in two modes: a first mode, and a second mode. In the first mode, the chip device can perform step command conversion, position loop control, multiple shaft synchronization, and recording of the position of the motor shaft. The step command conversion utilizes a digital-differential analysis (DDA) method to convert the step waveform in the command signal into ramp waveform for smoothed control of the servo motor. The position loop control circuit compute for the error in position and then compensates the error to generate a 12-bit 2's complement output which is subsequently converted to analog signal used to drive the servo motor. The purpose of multiple shaft synchronization is to allow a plurality of servo motor to rotate in synchronization and accurately with the same increments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chen-Kuo Lai, Chang-Yu Ho, Jia-Cheng Ke