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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Kenichi Kataoka, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Kataoka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controlling device for a vibration type actuator includes an AC voltage generating unit in which at least one of parameters, namely a frequency, an amplitude, and a phase of an AC voltage for use in applying an excitation force to a vibrating member, is settable; a measuring unit which measures some physical quantities caused by a vibration of the vibrating member; a variation imparting unit which imparts a predetermined variation to at least one of the parameters of the AC voltage; a frequency-response characteristic measuring unit which finds a frequency-response characteristic of at least one predetermined frequency between a first signal according to the variation and a second signal according to the measured physical quantity; and a frequency controlling unit which controls the frequency of the AC voltage according to the frequency-response characteristic.