IP Library Granted Patent US 10,184,558
Granted Patent B2
US 10,184,558 · App. 15/537,586 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Control device and control method for actuator

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Patent No.
US 10,184,558
App. No.
15/537,586
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control unit ( 10 ) includes a microcontroller ( 100 ) that sets a duty ratio corresponding to a target current value of a linear solenoid ( 7 a ) and an ASIC ( 200 ) that supplies electricity to the linear solenoid ( 7 a ) based on the duty ratio. The microcontroller ( 100 ) includes a correction unit ( 110 ) that corrects a driving current value detected by a current sensor ( 300 ). The ASIC ( 200 ) includes a correction unit ( 206 ) that corrects the driving current value detected by the current sensor ( 300 ). A feedback amount selection unit ( 112 ) selects either one of the driving current value corrected by the correction unit ( 110 ) or the driving current value corrected by the correction unit ( 206 ) as a feedback amount corresponding to the target current value. A dual correction system is provided in a feedback control system.

Claims (22)

1. A control device for actuator comprising: a control circuit configured to set an operating amount of an actuator in accordance with a target control amount of the actuator;

a driving circuit configured to supply electricity to the actuator based on the set operating amount; and

a sensor configured to detect a control amount of the actuator, wherein

the control circuit includes a first correction unit configured to correct the control amount detected by the sensor, and the driving circuit includes a second correction unit configured to correct the control amount detected by the sensor, and

the control circuit performs feedback of either one of the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit for feedback control to regulate the operating amount.

2. The control device for actuator according to claim 1 , wherein each of the control circuit and the driving circuit includes a storage memory to store a correction coefficient beforehand, the correction coefficients having a same value and being used to correct the control amounts at the first correction unit and the second correction unit, and

the control circuit diagnoses whether the feedback control amount is abnormal or not based on the correction coefficient stored beforehand in the storage memory of the control circuit and the correction coefficient stored beforehand in the storage memory of the driving circuit.

3. The control device for actuator according to claim 2 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit switches one of the control amounts feedback between the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit into the other control amount in the feedback control.

4. The control device for actuator according to claim 2 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit stops electricity supplied to the actuator.

5. The control device for actuator according to claim 4 , wherein stopping of electricity supplied to the actuator by the control circuit is performed based on a diagnosis that an output from the actuator is abnormal.

6. The control device for actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit diagnoses whether the feedback control amount is abnormal or not based on the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit.

7. The control device for actuator according to claim 6 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit switches one of the control amounts feedback between the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit into the other control amount in the feedback control.

8. The control device for actuator according to claim 6 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit stops electricity supplied to the actuator.

9. The control device for actuator according to claim 8 , wherein stopping of electricity supplied to the actuator by the control circuit is performed based on a diagnosis that an output from the actuator is abnormal.

10. The control device for actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit diagnoses whether the feedback control amount is abnormal or not based on a control amount detected by the sensor when the control amount corrected by the first correction unit is fed back to calculate the operating amount and a control amount detected by the sensor when the control amount corrected by the second correction unit is feedback to calculate the operating amount.

11. The control device for actuator according to claim 10 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit switches one of the control amounts feedback between the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit into the other control amount in the feedback control.

12. The control device for actuator according to claim 10 , wherein when the control circuit diagnoses that the feedback control amount is abnormal, the control circuit stops electricity supplied to the actuator.

13. The control device for actuator according to claim 12 , wherein stopping of electricity supplied to the actuator by the control circuit is performed based on a diagnosis that an output from the actuator is abnormal.

14. A method for controlling an actuator to control electricity supplied to the actuator based on an operating amount of the actuator set in accordance with a target control amount of the actuator, wherein

a controller of the actuator includes:

a first correction unit configured to correct a control amount of the actuator detected and a second correction unit configured to correct a control amount of the actuator detected, and

feedback control to regulate the operating amount of the actuator is performed based on any one of the control amount corrected by the first correction unit and the control amount corrected by the second correction unit, and the target control amount.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056299/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2017
From: NOMURA, TAKASHI; YUASA, KOJI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 042747/0769 →