Patents by Inventor Toru Tazawa

Toru Tazawa 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: 11764717
    Abstract: A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and first to tenth amplifiers provided in one-to-one correspondence with first to tenth coils. One or more amplifiers that serve as new one or more power supply target amplifiers immediately after the switching calculate ?? (t0), which is a position deviation at time t=t0, based on ?? (t0)=?? (t0?td)+A?B, where A is a difference between an instructed position at time t=t0 and an instructed position at time t=t0?td, and B is a difference between an actual position at time t=t0 and an actual position at time t=t0?td, and supply power to the power supply target coils by the position deviation ?? (t0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayata Sakai, Toru Tazawa, Kenta Murakami, Yusuke Nonogaki, Renya Kawakami
  • Patent number: 11658598
    Abstract: A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and a control device that supplies power to the one or more power supply target coils by using a deviation integral value obtained by integrating a speed deviation that is a difference between an instructed speed of the mover and an actual speed of the mover. The control device includes: a compensator that calculates a post-division deviation integral value by dividing a post-summation deviation integral value, which is a value obtained by summing the deviation integral value used to supply power to each of the one or more power supply target coils immediately before the switching, by the total number of the one or more power supply target coils immediately after the switching; and a current control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renya Kawakami, Kenta Murakami, Toru Tazawa, Yusuke Nonogaki
  • Patent number: 11601080
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a current of a motor based on a torque command, the current being separated into a d-axis current and a q-axis current orthogonal to the d-axis current, the torque command being a target value of a torque of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Toru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20230053662
    Abstract: A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and first to tenth amplifiers provided in one-to-one correspondence with first to tenth coils. One or more amplifiers that serve as new one or more power supply target amplifiers immediately after the switching calculate ?? (t0), which is a position deviation at time t=t0, based on ?? (t0)=?? (t0?td)+A?B, where A is a difference between an instructed position at time t=t0 and an instructed position at time t=t0?td, and B is a difference between an actual position at time t=t0 and an actual position at time t=t0?td, and supply power to the power supply target coils by the position deviation A? (t0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hayata SAKAI, Toru TAZAWA, Kenta MURAKAMI, Yusuke NONOGAKI, Renya KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20230057511
    Abstract: A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils that serve as power supply targets; and a control device that supplies power to the one or more power supply target coils by using a total mass calculated based on a mass of the permanent magnet. The control device includes: an acquirer that acquires a total number of the one or more power supply target coils; a speed control unit that calculates a post-division total mass by dividing the total mass by the total number of the one or more power supply target coils, and generates a torque instruction by using the post-division total mass; and a current control unit that supplies power to the one or more power supply target coils based on the torque instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta MURAKAMI, Renya KAWAKAMI, Toru TAZAWA, Yusuke NONOGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230015803
    Abstract: A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and a control device that supplies power to the one or more power supply target coils by using a deviation integral value obtained by integrating a speed deviation that is a difference between an instructed speed of the mover and an actual speed of the mover. The control device includes: a compensator that calculates a post-division deviation integral value by dividing a post-summation deviation integral value, which is a value obtained by summing the deviation integral value used to supply power to each of the one or more power supply target coils immediately before the switching, by the total number of the one or more power supply target coils immediately after the switching; and a current control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Renya KAWAKAMI, Kenta MURAKAMI, Toru TAZAWA, Yusuke NONOGAKI
  • Publication number: 20220261011
    Abstract: A motor control device includes an acquisition unit and a motor controller. The acquisition unit acquires at least one of a group of three or more torque detection values and a group of three or more thrust detection values. The three or more torque detection values correspond to torques generated between three or more motors and three or more propellers mounted on a moving body main body, respectively. The motor controller controls the three or more motors based on at least one of the group of the three or more torque detection values and the group of the three or more thrust detection values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: YUSUKE KUBOI, HIROSHI FUJIWARA, TORU TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 11415948
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a feedforward controller, a feedback controller, and an adder-subtractor. The feedforward controller receives a position command signal to specify a target position of a control target load and outputs signals representing a target position, target speed and torque of the electric motor. The feedback controller outputs a feedback torque command signal representing a torque command to perform feedback control in such a manner that an electric motor position signal and a feedforward position command signal coincide with each other. The adder-subtractor subtracts a load acceleration feedback torque signal obtained by multiplying a load acceleration signal representing acceleration of the control target load by a load acceleration feedback gain from a torque command signal obtained by adding a feedforward torque command signal and the feedback torque command signal, and outputs a result of the subtraction as a torque command correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Toru Tazawa
  • Patent number: 11320805
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a position controller, a command acceleration calculator, a first subtractor, and a second subtractor. The position controller receives a position command signal specifying a target position of the load and an electric motor position signal representing a position of the electric motor that drives the load, and outputs a torque command signal. The command acceleration calculator receives the position command signal and outputs a command acceleration signal representing acceleration of the position command signal. The first subtractor subtracts the command acceleration signal from a load acceleration signal representing acceleration of the load and outputs a load acceleration correction signal. The second subtractor subtracts from the torque command signal a value obtained by multiplying the load acceleration correction signal by a predetermined weighting coefficient and outputs a torque command correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Toru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20220006403
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a current of a motor based on a torque command, the current being separated into a d-axis current and a q-axis current orthogonal to the d-axis current, the torque command being a target value of a torque of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: RYUTA SASAKI, TORU TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10985683
    Abstract: An electric motor control device performing feedback control of a state amount of an electric motor or a load and being capable of changing a control bandwidth of a feedback control system includes: a notch filter arranged in the feedback control system and having a filter coefficient which is changeable; a notch control section which changes a notch frequency as a center frequency of the notch filter to remove an oscillation component attributable to mechanical resonance related to the electric motor; and a control coefficient setting section which changes at least one of the control bandwidth or the filter coefficient of the notch filter in accordance with the control bandwidth and the notch frequency to stabilize the feedback control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Toru Tazawa, Fumitake Saegusa
  • Publication number: 20200326665
    Abstract: An electric motor control device that drives a control target load (mechanical load) includes a feedforward controller, a feedback controller, and an adder-subtractor. The feedforward controller receives a position command signal to specify a target position of the control target load and outputs a feedforward position command signal representing a target position of the electric motor, a feedforward speed command signal representing a target speed of the electric motor, and a feedforward torque command signal representing a torque necessary for the electric motor to perform an operation indicated by the target position or the target speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: HIROSHI FUJIWARA, TORU TAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200319622
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a position controller, a command acceleration calculator, a first subtractor, and a second subtractor. The position controller receives a position command signal specifying a target position of the load and an electric motor position signal representing a position of the electric motor that drives the load, and outputs a torque command signal. The command acceleration calculator receives the position command signal and outputs a command acceleration signal representing acceleration of the position command signal. The first subtractor subtracts the command acceleration signal from a load acceleration signal representing acceleration of the load and outputs a load acceleration correction signal. The second subtractor subtracts from the torque command signal a value obtained by multiplying the load acceleration correction signal by a predetermined weighting coefficient and outputs a torque command correction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: HIROSHI FUJIWARA, TORU TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10715076
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor control device configured to feedback-control state quantity of a motor or a load, the device including a first notch filter disposed inside a feedback control system and configured to change a frequency component to be removed, a first notch controller configured to change a first notch frequency as a center frequency of the first notch filter, and a change forecaster configured to calculate to output, in accordance with the first notch frequency at each of a plurality of past times, at least one of a forecast value of the notch frequency at a specific future time, a forecast value of elapsed time from current time until the notch frequency is to become out of a specific frequency range, and a forecast value of time when the notch frequency is to become out of the specific frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Toru Tazawa, Fumitake Saegusa
  • Patent number: 10715075
    Abstract: A motor control device is configured to feedback-control state quantity of a motor or a mechanical load, and the device includes a first notch filter disposed inside a feedback control system and configured to change a frequency component to be removed, a first notch controller configured to change a first notch frequency as a center frequency of the first notch filter, a change rate calculator configured to successively calculate a notch frequency change rate indicating a change amount per unit time of the first notch frequency, and a change rate monitor configured to output a signal indicating that the notch frequency change rate has a value outside a first predetermined range when the notch frequency change rate has the value outside the first predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Toru Tazawa, Fumitake Saegusa
  • Publication number: 20200083834
    Abstract: An electric motor control device performing feedback control of a state amount of an electric motor or a load and being capable of changing a control bandwidth of a feedback control system includes: a notch filter arranged in the feedback control system and having a filter coefficient which is changeable; a notch control section which changes a notch frequency as a center frequency of the notch filter to remove an oscillation component attributable to mechanical resonance related to the electric motor; and a control coefficient setting section which changes at least one of the control bandwidth or the filter coefficient of the notch filter in accordance with the control bandwidth and the notch frequency to stabilize the feedback control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUJIWARA, Toru TAZAWA, Fumitake SAEGUSA
  • Patent number: 10579038
    Abstract: A method, according to the present invention, of adjusting control parameters used in a control apparatus of an electric motor includes the steps of: computing a first frequency characteristic (Step 1); computing a present speed-proportional gain range (Step 2); computing a present mechanical-system characteristic constant (Step 3); computing a present proportional gain range (Step 4); computing a secular characteristic (Step 5); computing a secular speed-proportional gain range (Step 6); computing a secular proportional gain range (Step 7); and selecting proportional gain values (Step 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Tazawa, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Masaru Nishizono
  • Publication number: 20190207549
    Abstract: A motor control device is configured to feedback-control state quantity of a motor or a mechanical load, and the device includes a first notch filter disposed inside a feedback control system and configured to change a frequency component to be removed, a first notch controller configured to change a first notch frequency as a center frequency of the first notch filter, a change rate calculator configured to successively calculate a notch frequency change rate indicating a change amount per unit time of the first notch frequency, and a change rate monitor configured to output a signal indicating that the notch frequency change rate has a value outside a first predetermined range when the notch frequency change rate has the value outside the first predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: HIROSHI FUJIWARA, TORU TAZAWA, FUMITAKE SAEGUSA
  • Publication number: 20190199267
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor control device configured to feedback-control state quantity of a motor or a load, the device including a first notch filter disposed inside a feedback control system and configured to change a frequency component to be removed, a first notch controller configured to change a first notch frequency as a center frequency of the first notch filter, and a change forecaster configured to calculate to output, in accordance with the first notch frequency at each of a plurality of past times, at least one of a forecast value of the notch frequency at a specific future time, a forecast value of elapsed time from current time until the notch frequency is to become out of a specific frequency range, and a forecast value of time when the notch frequency is to become out of the specific frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: HIROSHI FUJIWARA, TORU TAZAWA, FUMITAKE SAEGUSA
  • Publication number: 20190146453
    Abstract: A method, according to the present invention, of adjusting control parameters used in a control apparatus of an electric motor includes the steps of: computing a first frequency characteristic (Step 1); computing a present speed-proportional gain range (Step 2); computing a present mechanical-system characteristic constant (Step 3); computing a present proportional gain range (Step 4); computing a secular characteristic (Step 5); computing a secular speed-proportional gain range (Step 6); computing a secular proportional gain range (Step 7); and selecting proportional gain values (Step 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Toru TAZAWA, Hiroshi FUJIWARA, Masaru NISHIZONO