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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Shogo Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Kiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shogo Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Kiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric motor system includes a brushless direct-current motor, a driver circuit, a position sensor, and a control circuit. The motor has an output shaft for transmitting torque. The driver circuit supplies power to the motor according to a control signal input thereto. The position sensor measures an angular, rotational position of the motor shaft. The control circuit controls operation of the motor. The control circuit includes a position sensor terminal, a reference terminal, a differential calculator, a controller, and a gain adjuster. The position sensor terminal receives a feedback signal. The reference terminal receives a reference signal. The differential calculator generates an error signal representing a difference between the measured and targeted rotational positions. The controller generates the control signal based on the error signal through a combination of control actions. The gain adjuster is connected to the controller to adjust a gain of each control action.