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US 10,005,502 B2Granted
Device and method for exerting a torque on an object
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Carle, Michael Schmitt
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Abstract
A device for exerting torque on an object includes: at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation; a drive for driving the rotating mass; a bearing which enables a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object; and a coupling unit which engages on the bearing and couples the rotating mass to the object.
Claims13
A device for exerting torque on an object, comprising:
- at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation;
- a drive for driving the rotating mass;
- a bearing for supporting the rotating mass on the object, wherein the bearing permits a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object;
- and
- a coupling unit which engages on the bearing, wherein the at least one rotatably supported rotating mass is able to be selectably coupled to the object using the coupling unit and selectably decoupled from the object.
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A method for exerting torque on an object using a device for exerting torque on an object, the device including at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation;
- a drive for driving the rotating mass;
- a bearing for supporting the rotating mass on the object, wherein the bearing permits a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object;
- and a coupling unit which engages on the bearing, wherein the at least one rotatably supported rotating mass is able to be selectably coupled to the object using the coupling unit and selectably decoupled from the object, the method comprising:
- recording data on a stability state of the object, using at least one sensor;
- ascertaining from the recorded data whether the stability state is critical;
- ascertaining a counter-torque to be transmitted to the object for stabilizing the object;
- ascertaining a torque that is to be exerted on at least one of the rotating masses, in order to effect the desired counter-torque, and exerting the torque on at least one of the rotating masses, if the stability state has been ascertained as critical.
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