Method for determining a piston position in a hydraulic cylinder drive, method for operating an arrangement including a hydraulic cylinder drive, and mechanism for implementing the methods

Abstract

A method for determining a piston position of a piston in a hydraulic cylinder drive includes (i) providing a dynamic model of the cylinder drive, (ii) controlling driving of the cylinder drive with a control signal, (iii) detecting a real piston position of the piston, and (iv) adjusting parameters of the model on the basis of the real piston position. The model maps components of the cylinder drive and outputs a calculated piston position of the piston on the basis of detected operating parameters of the cylinder drive. A method of operating an arrangement having a corresponding hydraulic cylinder drive and a mechanism for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.

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