Fanuc Corporation

Yukio Toyosawa

Keiji Sakamoto

Mitsuo Kurakake

Naoto Sonoda

Kazuomi Maeda

Kenji Takahashi

A servo controller capable of controlling motors to be driven in different control modes, such as a synchronous motor and an induction motor, irrespectively of the type of the motor, and also capable of carrying out servo control by using incremental feedback signals. A control section common to individual motors and a control section dedicated to each motor are provided in a servo controller. The common control section is always used, while the dedicated control section is selectively used in accordance with the motor to be driven. Thereby, motors each requiring a different control mode can be controlled by the servo controller of one type. The use of th servo controller of one type can reduce maintenance management and a load on a CNC. Also, the provision of the control section common to individual motors can restrain increases of size, installation area and manufacturing cost of the device.

Servo controller

A method of and an apparatus for controlling a plurality of servomotors, in which one driven body is driven by one main servomotor and at least one subordinate servomotor. Synchronous control is performed with good response and high accuracy and repetitive control is performed with simple arrangement preventing interference between axes, and further operation mode of the plurality of servomotors is easily switched between coupled driving and independent driving. A plurality of servomotors comprises one main servomotor and at least one other servomotor subordinate to the main servomotor, and position control is performed on the main servomotor side while velocity control and current control are performed individually for each servomotor. A velocity command for the main servomotor is subjected to a position adjustment based on a position deviation between the main servomotor and subordinate servomotor and the adjusted velocity command is used for the subordinate servomotor. Thus, the response is improved and synchronous control is performed with high accuracy.

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Kumamoto, Japan

Yukio Toyosawa