US 2026/0028017 A1 · ADAPTING MACHINE RESPONSE TO A TIME-RATE-OF-CHANGE OF A CONTROL INPUT

Abstract

A “configurator” sits logically between a control mechanism of a machine and an actuator of the machine. The configurator (which may, for example, be a separate hardware element or a method running on a computer processor) receives output signals from the control mechanism. Either those output signals contain a time-rate-of-change of the control mechanism or the configurator calculates the time-rate-of-change of the control mechanism by analyzing multiple control output signals. The configurator then alters a speed-of-response value of the actuator based on the control mechanism's time-rate-of-change and sends commands to the actuator based on its revised speed-of-response. The actuator responds to the commands to alter an aspect of the machine's behavior.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle comprising:

a first control mechanism configured to produce a first control output value;
a configurator configured to:
receive a plurality of first control output values from the first control mechanism;
calculate a time-rate-of-change of the first control mechanism from the received plurality of first control output values;
modify a speed-of-response value of a first actuator based, at least in part, on the calculated time-rate-of-change of the first control mechanism;
and
send first actuator control signals to the first actuator, the first actuator control signals based, at least in part, on the modified speed-of-response value of the first actuator and on at least a subset of the received first control output values;
and
the first actuator configured to:
receive the first actuator control signals from the configurator;
and
based, at least in part, on the received first actuator control signals, alter a first aspect of behavior of the vehicle.

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A method for altering an aspect of behavior of a machine comprising a first control mechanism and a first actuator, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of first control output values;
calculating a time-rate-of-change of the first control mechanism from the received plurality of first control output values;
modifying a speed-of-response value of the first actuator based, at least in part, on the calculated time-rate-of-change of the first control mechanism;
producing first actuator control signals, the first actuator control signals based, at least in part, on the modified speed-of-response value of the first actuator and on at least a subset of the received first control output values;
and
based, at least in part, on the produced first actuator control signals, altering a first aspect of behavior of the machine.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adapting machine response to a time-rate-of-change of a control input

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Adapting machine response to a time-rate-of-change of a control input

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Abstract

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