Patents by Inventor Shougo SHINODA

Shougo SHINODA 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: 10452049
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor; a driven body that is driven by way of the servomotor; a connection mechanism that connects the servomotor and the driven body to transmit power of the servomotor to the driven body; and a motor control unit that controls the servomotor, in which the motor control unit includes: a force acquisition section that acquires a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; and a rigidity estimation section that estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism, based on position information of the servomotor and a drive force acquired by the force acquisition section when causing the servomotor to rotate in a state mechanically fixing the driven body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190317457
    Abstract: Provided is a machine learning device configured to perform machine learning related to optimization of a compensation value of a compensation generation unit with respect to a servo control device configured to control a servo motor configured to drive an axis of a machine tool, a robot, or an industrial machine, and that includes at least one feedback loop, a compensation generation unit configured to generate a compensation value to be applied to the feedback loop, and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormal operation of the servo motor, wherein, during a machine learning operation, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, the compensation from the compensation generation unit is stopped and the machine learning device continues optimization of the compensation value generated by the compensation generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Ryoutarou TSUNEKI
  • Patent number: 10437227
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes a power supply unit configured to supply DC power to a DC link, a servo amplifier for drive configured to convert the DC power in the DC link to AC power and supplies the AC power to the servomotor for drive as a driving power, a power storage device configured to store DC power from the DC link or supplies DC power to the DC link, an abnormality detection unit configured to detect the abnormality of the power storage device, and a control unit configured to, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality of the power storage device, control the operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that the output of the servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than the output before the abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10409250
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor; a driven body that is driven by the servomotor; a connection mechanism that connects the servomotor and the driven body; a first position detection section that detects a position of the servomotor; a second position detection section that detects a position of the driven body; and a motor control unit, in which the motor control unit includes: a force estimation section that estimates a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; a rigidity estimation section that estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism based on a detected position of the servomotor, a detected position of the driven body, and an estimated drive force; and a rigidity variation detection section that detects a change in rigidity of the connection mechanism, based on the estimated magnitude of rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10409259
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes a servomotor, driven body, connection mechanism, first position detection section, second position detection section, and motor control unit. The motor control unit has: a dual position control section that performs semi-closed FB control based on a high-frequency component of a first deviation between a position command value and the position of the servomotor detected by the first position detection section, and full-closed FB control based on a low-frequency component of a second deviation between the position command value and the position of the driven body detected by the second position detection section; an acquisition section that acquires a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism; and a varying section that varies a proportion of the semi-closed FB control to full-closed FB control in the dual position control section, in response to the acquired magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190267835
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes a converter configured to convert power between AC power in a power source and DC power in a DC link, an inverter for drive configured to convert power between the DC power in the DC link and AC power serving as drive power or regenerative power for a servomotor for drive, a motor control unit for drive configured to control the servomotor for drive connected to the inverter for drive, a power storage device configured to store the DC power from the DC link or to supply the DC power to the DC link, and a base holding energy change unit configured to change a base holding energy defined as a reference value of a holding energy of the power storage device, in accordance with the holding energy of the power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190193139
    Abstract: A servomotor control device in a processing machine that processes an object to be processed on a press supporting unit driven by a servomotor includes: a pressure detection unit configured to detect an actual pressure applied on the object to be processed; a pressure command generation unit configured to generate a pressure command that commands a pressure that the object to be processed preferably receives; a pressure control unit configured to generate a speed command for the servomotor on the basis of the pressure command generated by the pressure command generation unit and the actual pressure detected by the pressure detection unit; and a speed command limiting unit configured to limit the speed command generated by the pressure control unit using a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Tsutomu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190149073
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes a converter configured to convert power between AC power in a power source and DC power in a DC link, an inverter for drive configured to convert power between the DC power and AC power in a servomotor for drive, a motor control unit for drive configured to control the servomotor for drive, a power storage device configured to store the DC power from the DC link or supplies the DC power to the DC link, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the holding energy of the power storage device is lower than a threshold for energy shortage determination, wherein when the holding energy is lower than the threshold for energy shortage determination, the motor control unit for drive controls the servomotor for drive by setting an additional standby period in which the servomotor for drive is inactive in a predetermined operation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190115759
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes: a converter connected to a DC link; an inverter for drive connected to the DC link; a power storage device configured to store a DC power from the DC link or supplies a DC power to the DC link; a torque limit value calculation unit configured to calculate a torque limit value of a servomotor for buffer in the power storage device on the basis of a rotation speed of the servomotor for buffer and a DC power amount stored or supplied by the power storage device; and a motor control unit for buffer configured to perform a torque control with respect to the servomotor for buffer while changing an upper limit value and a lower limit value of a torque command using the torque limit value so as to adjust a DC power amount stored or supplied by the power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190115858
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes: a flywheel; a servomotor for buffer which includes a plurality of independent windings and allows the flywheel to rotate; a plurality of inverters for buffer respectively connected to the windings; a plurality of converters respectively connected to the DC links; inverters for drive which perform power conversion between a DC power in the DC links and an AC power which is a drive power or a regenerative power of the servomotor for drive; and a motor control unit for buffer configured to control driving of the servomotor for buffer by controlling power conversion of the respective inverters for buffer respectively connected to the windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10261490
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a driven body configured to be driven by a servomotor; a connection mechanism configured to connect the servomotor and the driven body; a position command generation unit configured to generate a position command value; a motor control unit configured to control the servomotor using the position command value; a force estimation part configured to estimate a force estimated value which is a drive force acting on the driven body at a connecting part with the connection mechanism; a force estimated value output part configured to decide on reflection of updating and interruption of updating of a force estimated value based on the position command value, and output either of a force estimated value reflecting updating, or a force estimated value of when interrupting updating; and a compensation amount generation part configured to generate a compensation amount for compensating the position command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10189131
    Abstract: A motor control device for a machine tool having a plurality of axes includes a plurality of motor control units that control motors; an abnormality detection unit provided for at least one of the motor control units and configured to output an abnormality detection signal upon detecting an abnormality with respect to the axis driven by the motor controlled by the motor control unit provided with the abnormality detection unit; a safety operation control unit provided for a motor control unit that is not the motor control unit provided with the abnormality detection unit, the safety operation control unit configured to control the motor upon receiving the abnormality detection signal in such a way that the tool comes out of contact with the workpiece; and a communication unit that transmits the abnormality detection signal outputted by the abnormality detection unit to the safety operation control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10175676
    Abstract: A servomotor controller includes a connection mechanism configured to transfer power of a servomotor to a driven body; a motor control unit configured to control the servomotor using a position command value; a first force estimation unit configured to estimate a first force estimated value which is a drive force acting on the driven body at a connecting unit with the connection mechanism; a second force estimation unit configured to estimate a second force estimated value serving as a fixed value; a selection unit configured to compare an absolute value of the first force estimated value and an absolute value of the second force estimated value to output the first or second force estimated value having the larger absolute value; and a compensation amount generation unit configured to generate a compensation amount for compensating the position command value on the basis of the first or second force estimated value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10162332
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes a servomotor; a driven body configured to be driven by the servomotor; a connection mechanism configured to connect the servomotor and driven body, and transmit power of the servomotor to the driven body; a position command generation unit configured to generate a position command value; a motor control unit configured to control the servomotor using the position command value; a position command compensation unit including a force estimation part configured to estimate a drive force acting on the driven body at the connection mechanism, and a compensation amount generation part configured to generate a compensation amount for compensating the position command value based on the estimated drive force; and a restriction part configured to restricting updating of the compensation amount when a command acceleration or a command velocity of the position command value is no more than a desired value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20180356791
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes a power supply unit configured to supply DC power to a DC link, a servo amplifier for drive configured to convert the DC power in the DC link to AC power and supplies the AC power to the servomotor for drive as a driving power, a power storage device configured to store DC power from the DC link or supplies DC power to the DC link, an abnormality detection unit configured to detect the abnormality of the power storage device, and a control unit configured to, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality of the power storage device, control the operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that the output of the servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than the output before the abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Satoshi IKAI
  • Patent number: 10152042
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor, detection unit, driven body, connection mechanism, and motor control unit, in which the motor control unit includes: a force estimation section that estimates a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; a correction amount generation section that generates a correction amount for correcting the position command value, based on the drive force estimated and a constant for correction; and a rigidity estimation section that gradually increases the constant for correction in a state suspending generation of the position command value, and estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism based on the constant for correction when a variation point occurs in behavior of rotation position information of the servomotor detected, drive force estimated, or correction amount generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Satoshi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20180348727
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor; a driven body that is driven by the servomotor; a connection mechanism that connects the servomotor and the driven body; a first position detection section that detects a position of the servomotor; a second position detection section that detects a position of the driven body; and a motor control unit, in which the motor control unit includes: a force estimation section that estimates a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; a rigidity estimation section that estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism based on a detected position of the servomotor, a detected position of the driven body, and an estimated drive force; and a rigidity variation detection section that detects a change in rigidity of the connection mechanism, based on the estimated magnitude of rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Satoshi IKAI
  • Publication number: 20180348732
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes a servomotor, driven body, connection mechanism, first position detection section, second position detection section, and motor control unit. The motor control unit has: a dual position control section that performs semi-closed FB control based on a high-frequency component of a first deviation between a position command value and the position of the servomotor detected by the first position detection section, and full-closed FB control based on a low-frequency component of a second deviation between the position command value and the position of the driven body detected by the second position detection section; an acquisition section that acquires a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism; and a varying section that varies a proportion of the semi-closed FB control to full-closed FB control in the dual position control section, in response to the acquired magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Satoshi IKAI
  • Publication number: 20180335758
    Abstract: A machine learning device that performs reinforcement learning with respect to a servo control apparatus that controls target device having a motor, including: outputting action information including adjustment information of coefficients of a transfer function of a controller gain to a controller included in the servo control apparatus; acquiring, from the servo control apparatus, state information including a deviation between an actual operation of the target device and a command input to the controller, a phase of the motor, and the coefficients of the transfer function of the controller gain when the controller operates the target device based on the action information; outputting a value of a reward in the reinforcement learning based on the deviation included in the state information; and updating an action-value function based on the value of the reward, the state information, and the action information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Satoshi IKAI
  • Publication number: 20180314228
    Abstract: A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor, detection unit, driven body, connection mechanism, and motor control unit, in which the motor control unit includes: a force estimation section that estimates a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; a correction amount generation section that generates a correction amount for correcting the position command value, based on the drive force estimated and a constant for correction; and a rigidity estimation section that gradually increases the constant for correction in a state suspending generation of the position command value, and estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism based on the constant for correction when a variation point occurs in behavior of rotation position information of the servomotor detected, drive force estimated, or correction amount generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shougo SHINODA, Satoshi IKAI