Abstract: A method for operating a controller for a position transducer system, of a throttle valve position transducer in an engine system having an internal combustion engine, the control being performed to obtain a manipulated variable for triggering an actuating drive of the position transducer system, the control being performed by initially applying a transfer function to a system deviation to obtain an adapted system deviation and subsequently applying a transfer function to the adapted system deviation to obtain the manipulated variable, the transfer function being a function which indicates a deviation of a model of a nominal position transducer system having predefined nominal parameters from the model of the position transducer system to be controlled, an adaptation of the control process being performed by adapting the transfer function, in that the parameters of the model of the position transducer system to be controlled are adapted, in particular in real time.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an actuator in a physical system, including: providing a computer model that describes the actuator, the behavior of the actuator being represented by a computer model function and by one or more parameters of the computer model function; determining or adapting the values of the parameters of the computer model with the aid of one or more particular system quantities; determining an error when a specified error condition is fulfilled, the error condition defining when at least one of the parameters, and/or at least one quantity determined from a plurality of the parameters, lies outside a corresponding specified target deviation range for the relevant parameter or the relevant quantity.

Abstract: A method for controlling a position of an actuating element, to which a restoring force is applied, in an actuator system having an electronically commutated electrical machine, includes controlling the position of the actuating element as a function of a predefined setpoint position specification and an actual position specification. A position control unit provides an actuating variable which is associated with a space vector with which a stator arrangement of the electrical machine can be driven. The method further includes applying a correction variable to the space vector in order to correct a space vector angle of the space vector; providing an auxiliary signal; varying the space vector angle of the space vector, which is defined by the actuating variable, by the auxiliary signal; and integrating a variable to give an integration value.

Abstract: An actuator system for operating a flap valve in a motor vehicle, comprising: a drive system having an electronically commutated electric motor; a movable actuating member; a mechanism that couples the drive system to the actuating member so that a displacement of the actuating member is brought about upon activation of the drive system; a position sensor for sensing a position of the actuating member on the actuating member or in the mechanism, and for making available a corresponding position indication; a control unit to activate the drive system to move the actuating member, the electric motor of the drive system being electronically commutated, the control unit being configured to make available to the electric motor, in order to move the actuating member, activation signals dependent on the position indication made available, which signals bring about a predefined drive torque or a predefined rotation speed of the electric motor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a positioning actuator system with an electronically commutated actuator drive for driving an actuator element, having the following steps: non-volatile storage of a position information item of the actuator element or of a rotor of the actuator drive which was detected last as a reference position before the positioning actuator system is switched off; in the case of switching on of the positioning actuator system retrieval of the reference position and actuation of the actuator drive by energizing the actuator drive in accordance with a space phasor which is dependent on the reference position. The object is to make available an improved method for releasing blockage of an actuator element or actuation after activation of a motor system with a maximum actuating torque. For positioning actuators with commutated motors such as, for example, synchronous motors.

Abstract: A method for operating a position encoder system includes performing a closed loop position control based on a detected first position indication of a position of an actuating element. The performing of the closed loop position includes generating a position correcting variable and allocating a space vector the position correcting variable to enable an adjustment drive to be controlled. The method further includes performing a check on the first position indication or correcting the first position indication with the allocated space vector. An adjustment drive is configured to adjust the actuating element. The actuating device includes a rotating electronically commuted motor. The motor has a rotor and an electronic rotor position of the rotor is configured to be allocated to multiple positions of the actuating element.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a value of a physical variable in a position transducer system includes the steps of providing a computation model, which maps a response of the position transducer system, wherein the computation model includes a model function and one or multiple parameter(s); ascertaining a value of at least one system variable at one or multiple points in time; determining the parameters of the computation model from one or multiple value(s) of the at least one system variable determined at different points in time; and determining the value of the physical variable as a function of the one or the multiple determined parameters.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a positioner system that has an electronically commutated servomotor and a counterforce-loaded actuator coupled thereto includes actuating the servomotor such that a first motor magnetic field of a first strength is generated and determining a first position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the first motor magnetic field. The servomotor is actuated such that a second motor magnetic field of a second strength is generated and a second position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the second motor magnetic field is determined. Based on the first and the second position specifications, a position specification which indicates a position of the actuator under the assumption that the actuator is not loaded with a counterforce is determined. The determined position is allocated to a rotor position which corresponds to the direction of the first and second motor magnetic field.

Abstract: A method for operating a position encoder system includes performing a closed loop position control based on a detected first position indication of a position of an actuating element. The performing of the closed loop position includes generating a position correcting variable and allocating a space vector the position correcting variable to enable an adjustment drive to be controlled. The method further includes performing a check on the first position indication or correcting the first position indication with the allocated space vector. An adjustment drive is configured to adjust the actuating element. The actuating device includes a rotating electronically commuted motor. The motor has a rotor and an electronic rotor position of the rotor is configured to be allocated to multiple positions of the actuating element.

Abstract: An actuating device for providing a physical output quantity includes: a control element for providing the physical output quantity; an actuator unit triggering the control element according to a triggering variable; and a communication unit receiving the triggering variable, which communication unit sends actuator information which contains an indication about a correlation between the provided physical output quantity of the actuating device and the triggering variable.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a positioner system that has an electronically commutated servomotor and a counterforce-loaded actuator coupled thereto includes actuating the servomotor such that a first motor magnetic field of a first strength is generated and determining a first position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the first motor magnetic field. The servomotor is actuated such that a second motor magnetic field of a second strength is generated and a second position specification for the position of the actuator aligned to the second motor magnetic field is determined. Based on the first and the second position specifications, a position specification which indicates a position of the actuator under the assumption that the actuator is not loaded with a counterforce is determined. The determined position is allocated to a rotor position which corresponds to the direction of the first and second motor magnetic field.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a positioning actuator system with an electronically commutated actuator drive for driving an actuator element, having the following steps: non-volatile storage of a position information item of the actuator element or of a rotor of the actuator drive which was detected last as a reference position before the positioning actuator system is switched off; in the case of switching on of the positioning actuator system retrieval of the reference position and actuation of the actuator drive by energizing the actuator drive in accordance with a space phasor which is dependent on the reference position. The object is to make available an improved method for releasing blockage of an actuator element or actuation after activation of a motor system with a maximum actuating torque. For positioning actuators with commutated motors such as, for example, synchronous motors.

Abstract: A method is described for ascertaining a computational model for a position encoder system, in particular for a position encoder for controlling a gas mass flow rate for an internal combustion engine, having the following steps: providing a differential equation system with at least one nonlinear term; dividing the differential equation system to obtain a linear part which is describable by a linear differential equation and a nonlinear part which is describable by a nonlinear differential equation; discretizing the linear part of the differential equation system with the aid of a first discretization method to obtain a computational model for the discretized linear part; discretizing the nonlinear part of the differential equation system with the aid of a second discretization method to obtain a computational model for the discretized nonlinear part; combining the computational models of the discretized linear part and the discretized nonlinear part of the differential equation system to obtain the computati

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a value of a physical variable in a position transducer system includes the steps of providing a computation model, which maps a response of the position transducer system, wherein the computation model includes a model function and one or multiple parameter(s); ascertaining a value of at least one system variable at one or multiple points in time; determining the parameters of the computation model from one or multiple value(s) of the at least one system variable determined at different points in time; and determining the value of the physical variable as a function of the one or the multiple determined parameters.

Abstract: A method for operating a controller for a position transducer system, of a throttle valve position transducer in an engine system having an internal combustion engine, the control being performed to obtain a manipulated variable for triggering an actuating drive of the position transducer system, the control being performed by initially applying a transfer function to a system deviation to obtain an adapted system deviation and subsequently applying a transfer function to the adapted system deviation to obtain the manipulated variable, the transfer function being a function which indicates a deviation of a model of a nominal position transducer system having predefined nominal parameters from the model of the position transducer system to be controlled, an adaptation of the control process being performed by adapting the transfer function, in that the parameters of the model of the position transducer system to be controlled are adapted, in particular in real time.

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Abstract: An actuator system for operating a flap valve in a motor vehicle, comprising: a drive system having an electronically commutated electric motor; a movable actuating member; a mechanism that couples the drive system to the actuating member so that a displacement of the actuating member is brought about upon activation of the drive system; a position sensor for sensing a position of the actuating member on the actuating member or in the mechanism, and for making available a corresponding position indication; a control unit to activate the drive system to move the actuating member, the electric motor of the drive system being electronically commutated, the control unit being configured to make available to the electric motor, in order to move the actuating member, activation signals dependent on the position indication made available, which signals bring about a predefined drive torque or a predefined rotation speed of the electric motor.

Abstract: A method for determining a mixup in the terminals of a position encoder having a position encoder motor, which is bidirectionally drivable via a plurality of terminals, so that a mixup of at least two of the terminals of the position encoder motor leads to a reversal in the actuation direction of the position encoder, having the following steps of setting an actuating element of the position encoder to a zero setting, from which a motion of the actuating element is possible in one or two directions; driving the position encoder motor according to a diagnostic variable, which is selected so that, based on the actuation using the diagnostic variable, in the case of a non-mixup of the terminals and in the case of a mixup of the terminals, different absolute values of the changes are to be expected in the changes of the actuation position of the actuating element; recording a current change in the actuation position of the actuating element that comes about by the driving of the position encoder motor; establishi

Abstract: An actuating device for providing a physical output quantity includes: a control element for providing the physical output quantity; an actuator unit triggering the control element according to a triggering variable; and a communication unit receiving the triggering variable, which communication unit sends actuator information which contains an indication about a correlation between the provided physical output quantity of the actuating device and the triggering variable.

Abstract: A method for determining a mixup in the terminals of a position encoder having a position encoder motor, which is bidirectionally drivable via a plurality of terminals, so that a mixup of at least two of the terminals of the position encoder motor leads to a reversal in the actuation direction of the position encoder, having the following steps of setting an actuating element of the position encoder to a zero setting, from which a motion of the actuating element is possible in one or two directions; driving the position encoder motor according to a diagnostic variable, which is selected so that, based on the actuation using the diagnostic variable, in the case of a non-mixup of the terminals and in the case of a mixup of the terminals, different absolute values of the changes are to be expected in the changes of the actuation position of the actuating element; recording a current change in the actuation position of the actuating element that comes about by the driving of the position encoder motor; establishi