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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Cohen, Matawan, NJ (US);
Richard J Anderson, Fairfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Bendix Corporation, Teterboro, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318664 ; 318665 ;
Abstract
A servo system feedback element including a potentiometer for providing a follow-up output having a waveform wherein the follow-up output increases linearly to a maximum value and decreases linearly to zero resulting in smooth operation of the servo for the full 360.degree. displacement of the potentiometer arm. Circuitry is provided to insure that the feedback element follows the shortest path to its command position.