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US 12,040,733 B2Granted
Encoder, driving apparatus, robot apparatus, control system, and its control method
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsKenji Omata, Koichi Sakata
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AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsKenji Omata, Koichi Sakata
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Provided is an encoder, which is provided in a driving apparatus comprising a motor section configured to drive a first displacement section, which is connected to a fixed section via an elastic body, and a transmission section configured to convert a displacement of the first displacement section and transmit the displacement to the second displacement section, comprising: a first detector configured to detect first displacement information of the first displacement section; a second detector configured to detect second displacement information of the second displacement section; a third detector configured to detect third displacement information of the motor section relative to the fixed section; and a computing section configured to obtain information related to a driving amount of the motor section using the first displacement information and the second displacement information, and obtain information of a load on the motor section using the third displacement information.
An encoder comprising:
A driving apparatus comprising:
A control system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.