Patents by Inventor Horst Stiehler

Horst Stiehler 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: 8239057
    Abstract: A method for controlling several master axes in a machine, for example a production machine includes the steps of defining profiles of desired values for a plurality of master axes, determining for each master axis a current desired value and also a current desired value for a slave axis using a logic combination rule, controlling a first drive in accordance with the current desired value of the slave axis, and if the dynamics controlling the first drive exceeds an upper dynamics limit, starting at the next clock pulse to modify determination of the current desired values for at least one of the master axes, and controlling the first drive with a reduced dynamics until the reduced dynamics falls below a lower dynamics limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Klaus Hertinger, Horst Stiehler, Tom Tolkmitt, Curd Weber, Heino De Levie
  • Publication number: 20100138047
    Abstract: A control device and a method for controlling several master axes in a machine, for example a production machine, is disclosed. The disclosed method includes the steps of defining profiles of desired values for a plurality of master axes, determining for each master axis a current desired value and also a current desired value for a slave axis using a logic combination rule, controlling a first drive in accordance with the current desired value of the slave axis, and if the dynamics controlling the first drive exceeds an upper dynamics limit, starting at the next clock pulse to modify determination of the current desired values for at least one of the master axes, and controlling the first drive with a reduced dynamics until the reduced dynamics falls below a lower dynamics limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter BAUER, Klaus HERTINGER, Horst STIEHLER, Tom TOLKMITT, Curd WEBER, Heino DE LEVIE
  • Patent number: 7103423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for process-variable-dependent identification signal emission for a closed-loop and/or open-loop control program with cyclic sampling of process variables from a technical process. A threshold value crossing time (ts1, ts3) is determined from at least two previous samples (AT1, AT2, AT5-AT7) of a process variable (P). At this time, an identification signal can be triggered, which can call up a single-stage or multi-stage command sequence. The threshold value crossing time (ts1-ts3) can likewise be determined with the aid of a mathematical approximation function and the samples (AT1, AT2, AT5-AT7). A timing mechanism can be started in the predicted sampling cycle (A12 to A89) preceding the threshold value crossing (SD1-SD3) using a time difference (ZD1-ZD3) remaining until the threshold value crossing (SD1-SD3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Ebermann, Kay Grammatke, Horst Stiehler
  • Patent number: 6700478
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for time-staggered generation of identifying signals by programmable automation components (AK1, AK2) with a system time recorder (SZ). A user (A) or an automation component (AK1, AK2) or a user program (AP) can register a time-staggered identifying signal (K) with an event manager (EV). The event manager (EV) controls a system time counter (SZ) and signals waiting events (E1-E3) back to the user (A) or the automation component (AK1, AK2) or the user program (AP). The event (E1-E3) is thereby enabled and an identifying signal (K) is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Ebermann, Dieter Schwarzbach, Horst Stiehler
  • Publication number: 20030037186
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for time-staggered generation of identifying signals by programmable automation components (AK1, AK2) with a system time recorder (SZ). A user (A) or an automation component (AK1, AK2) or a user program (AP) can register a time-staggered identifying signal (K) with an event manager (EV). The event manager (EV) controls a system time counter (SZ) and signals waiting events (E1-E3) back to the user (A) or the automation component (AK1, AK2) or the user program (AP). The event (E1-E3) is thereby enabled and an identifying signal (K) is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim Ebermann, Dieter Schwarzbach, Horst Stiehler
  • Publication number: 20020169510
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for process-variable-dependent identification signal emission for a closed-loop and/or open-loop control program with cyclic sampling of process variables from a technical process. A threshold value crossing time (ts1, ts3) is determined from at least two previous samples (AT1, AT2, AT5-AT7) of a process variable (P). At this time, an identification signal can be triggered, which can call up a single-stage or multi-stage command sequence. The threshold value crossing time (ts1-ts3) can likewise be determined with the aid of a mathematical approximation function and the samples (AT1, AT2, AT5-AT7). A timing mechanism can be started in the predicted sampling cycle (A12 to A89) preceding the threshold value crossing (SD1-SD3) using a time difference (ZD1-ZD3) remaining until the threshold value crossing (SD1-SD3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Joachim Ebermann, Kay Grammatke, Horst Stiehler