IP Library Granted Patent US 11,750,128
Granted Patent B2
US 11,750,128 · App. 17/834,385 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

External force estimation device, external force estimation method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventors: Taro Takahashi (Urayasu, JP); Akira Hatano (Toyota, JP); Naoki Mima (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02P21/20G01L3/24H02P6/04H02P6/17H02P2203/03H02P2203/09
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Patent No.
US 11,750,128
App. No.
17/834,385
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An external force estimation device is configured to estimate an external force acting on a motor. The external force estimation device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: calculate an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor; estimate an inertia torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor; estimate a first friction torque of the motor by using the rotational position information of the motor; perform temperature-based correction for the first friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

Claims (34)

1. An external force estimation device configured to estimate an external force acting on a motor, the external force estimation device comprising a processor configured to:

calculate an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor;

estimate an inertia torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor;

estimate a first friction torque of the motor by using the rotational position information of the motor;

perform temperature-based correction for the first friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and

estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

2. The external force estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein the first friction torque includes at least one of a Coulomb friction torque and a viscous friction torque.

3. The external force estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to estimate the inertia torque of the motor by using a result of inverse dynamics calculation.

4. The external force estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the motor is configured to operate a load via a gear; and

the processor is configured to:

estimate a second friction torque that varies depending on a rotation angle of the motor based on a correspondence between the rotation angle of the motor and the second friction torque; and

estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque, the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction, and the second friction torque from the output torque.

5. The external force estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the motor is configured to operate a load via a gear; and

the processor is configured to:

estimate a third friction torque that varies depending on a rotation angle of the load based on a correspondence between the rotation angle of the load and the third friction torque; and

estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque, the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction, and the third friction torque from the output torque.

6. The external force estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the motor is configured to operate a load via a gear; and

the processor is configured to:

estimate a second friction torque that varies depending on a rotation angle of the motor based on a correspondence between the rotation angle of the motor and the second friction torque;

estimate a third friction torque that varies depending on a rotation angle of the load based on a correspondence between the rotation angle of the load and the third friction torque; and

estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque, the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction, the second friction torque, and the third friction torque from the output torque.

7. An external force estimation method for estimating an external force acting on a motor, the external force estimation method comprising:

calculating an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor;

estimating an inertia torque of the motor and a friction torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor;

performing temperature-based correction for the friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and

estimating the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor of an external force estimation device configured to estimate an external force acting on a motor, causes the external force estimation device to:

calculate an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor;

estimate an inertia torque of the motor and a friction torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor;

perform temperature-based correction for the friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and

estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: TAKAHASHI, TARO; HATANO, AKIRA; MIMA, NAOKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060125/0521 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-107631 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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