Abstract:
To improve a machine tool, comprising a machine frame, a workpiece holder arranged on the machine frame for a workpiece to be machined, a tool holder arranged on the machine frame for receiving a tool and at least one drive with a slide for executing a relative movement between the tool and the workpiece in the direction of at least one axis, such that it allows as high dynamics as possible, it is proposed that the drive comprise electric linear motors aligned parallel to the axis and spaced from one another in a transverse direction, that the slide extend between the two linear motors, and that a control be provided for simultaneously operating the linear motors for displacement of the slide.
Abstract:
A control for machine members propelled at plural points along their length to move linearly transverse to member length determines and eliminates skew of the driven points. Skew is determined from position indicated by position transducers associated with the driven points. Various types of position transducers are accommodated, including encoders having outputs from which member position can be determined only with reference to marker outputs of the transducer. For such encoders, the control effects velocity controlled motion to detect position. Skew is eliminated by relatively moving the driven points by the magnitude of the skew.
Abstract:
In a system for controlling a synchronous drive system suitable for use in a machining center of the type comprising a first and second servosystems wherein it is necessary to cause the outputs of the first and second servosystems to coincide with each other, there are provided a target setter for supplying a target value to the first and second servosystems, a compensation system inputted with the difference between the outputs of the first and second servosystems, and circuit means for inputting the output of the compensation system to the second servosystem. The compensation system is constituted by one, two or three of a proportionality element, a differentiating element, and an integrating element.
Abstract:
A control system for moving a large machine along a single axis. The control system includes first and second position loop servo systems to drive at least respective first and second motors to move respective first and second sides of the machine in the direction of the single axis. The control system is comprised of means responsive to position error signals generated by each position loop servo system for generating a difference error signal that is indicative of the difference between the actual position of each respective side of the machine along the single axis, and means for coupling the difference error signal to means for driving at least one of the motors for causing a change in movement of that motor in a direction to move each side of the machine toward the same actual position while at the same time causing the difference error signal to be reduced toward zero.
Abstract:
A movable body position control device includes a pair of position detectors configured to detect moving positions of both ends of a movable body; a pair of driving parts, the driving parts being configured to drive the both ends of the movable body based on a detection signal from the pair of the position detectors; a translation control part configured to make the driving parts can generate a driving force whereby a difference of translational action of the movable body can be prevented in a case where a moving speed of the movable body is changed due to a disturbance, and configured to control the driving parts so that detected positions of the position detectors can be consistent with each other; and a rotation control part configured to make the driving parts can generate the driving force whereby a rotational action of the movable body can be prevented in a case where the moving speed of the movable body is changed due to the disturbance and the movable body is displaced in a rotational direction, and configured to control the driving parts so that the moving body does not lean against a moving direction.
Abstract:
A servo controller capable of driving a single movable member by two motors with high loop-gain setting to obtain a quick response. A servo controller includes two position controllers associated with respective motors and a damping controller. Each of the position controllers has a position control section to output a velocity command based on an identical position command from a host controller and a position feedback value from an associated position detector, a velocity control section to output a current command based on the velocity command and a velocity feedback value from an associated velocity detector, and a current control section to output a voltage command based on the current command and a current feedback value from an associated current detector. The damping controller outputs a current command correction value for compensating an interference between the two motors based on the velocity feedback values from the velocity detectors for the two motors. The current command correction value is added to or subtracted from the current command in the position controller for one of the two motors and is subtracted from or added to the current command in the other position controller for the other of the two motors.
Abstract:
To improve a machine tool, comprising a machine frame, a workpiece holder arranged on the machine frame for a workpiece to be machined, a tool holder arranged on the machine frame for receiving a tool and at least one drive with a slide for executing a relative movement between the tool and the workpiece in the direction of at least one axis, such that it allows as high dynamics as possible, it is proposed that the drive comprise electric linear motors aligned parallel to the axis and spaced from one another in a transverse direction, that the slide extend between the two linear motors, and that a control be provided for simultaneously operating the linear motors for displacement of the slide.
Abstract:
A driving apparatus for smoothly driving a running unit of a robot, including a movable table movably supported by first and second gear mechanisms driven by independent first and second motors engaging with respective two parallel racks to carry a robot body. This apparatus includes a position command unit for delivering a first position command value to the first motor; a constant value generation unit for generating a constant value indicative of a difference between output values from first and second encoders provided in association with the first and second motors when the movable table is positioned perpendicular to the parallel racks; and a correction unit for determining a first deviation between the first position command value and an output value from the first encoder and determining a second deviation between a second command value obtained by adding the constant value to the first position command value and an output value from the second encoder to determine a third deviation between these first and second deviations to correct the first and second deviation signals on the basis of the third deviation to thereby output corrected position command values for the first and second motors, respectively.
Abstract:
An improved multi-axis gas bearing stage assembly is disclosed which has a base, an intermediate stage element, a stage, and a control system for controlling the movement of the intermediate stage element and the stage. The control system includes first and second Y-axes positioning sub-systems for differentially positioning first and second ends of the intermediate stage element along first and second Y-axes of motion, with respect to the base, and an X.sub.i -axis positioning sub-system for positioning the stage along an X.sub.i -axis of motion, with respect to the intermediate stage element. In one embodiment, the positioning sub-systems comprise motor-encoder driven leadscrews. In a second embodiment, the positioning sub-systems comprise linear motors, measuring scales, and read heads. In a third embodiment, the positioning sub-systems comprise linear motors and interferometer measuring systems. A method of achieving orthogonality between the Y- and X.sub.i -axes that features an orthogonality alignment standard is disclosed. In a another embodiment, the differential positioning capability of the first and second Y-axes is utilized for positioning the intermediate stage element along a .theta.-axis about a Z-direction orthogonal to both the Y- and X-axes, and a method of rotationally aligning a semiconductive wafer is disclosed. In other embodiments, two methods of kinematically positioning the improved multi-axis stage assembly within a utilization apparatus are disclosed. In another embodiment, three retroreflectors of an interferometer measuring system are mounted directly on a wafer chuck, located on the stage, and a transport system moves three interferometers rotationally, to maintain optical coupling between the interferometers and the retroreflectors. In still another embodiment, five retroreflectors are mounted directly on the wafer chuck and a five axis interferometer measuring system is utilized to eliminate all Abbe offset measurement errors in the position of a semiconductive wafer, placed upon the wafer chuck, along the X, Y, and .theta.-axes of motion.