Control method and apparatus for a servo- mechanism

Abstract

A servo-mechanism control system calculates an operation value to be applied to a control object from a desired value of a control output and a detected control output of the control object, and drives the control object based on the calculated operation value so that the control output becomes equal to the desired value. The control system is less sensitive to the variation of characteristics of the control object and disturbances, and stable control is accomplished by a simple circuit arrangement. A mathematical model and its inverse function, which are based on the assumption that the control system is not subjected to the variation of characteristics of the control object and disturbances, are used to calculate a model-based control output. In error of the operation value is calculated from the difference between the model-based control output and the detected control output by using the inverse function of the mathematical model, and the operation value applied to the control object is modified by subtracting the error from the calculated operation value. Alternatively, the model-based operation value is calculated from the detected control output by using only the inverse function of the mathematical model, and the operation value is modified based on the difference between the model-based operation value and the calculated operation value.

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