Media transport system with high precision position and speed control
US5446355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A media transport system for controlling the position and velocity of media in a document production apparatus marking engine having a media positioning system driven by a motor, includes a motion control loop to control the motor; a sensor adapted to detect the position of the media and to create a trigonometric signal characteristic of the position of the media, the trigonometric signal comprising frequency and phase components; a resolver electronics subsystem adapted to trigonometrically process the trigonometric signal to create a resolved signal; and means for comparing the resolved signal to a reference clock signal of predetermined frequency and phase to provide an error signal used to control the motor that drives the media positioning system. The trigonometric signal may include a sine portion and a cosine portion. The sine portion of the trigonometric signal is sin(.omega..sub.e *t+.phi..sub.e) and the cosine portion of the trigonometric signal is cos(.omega..sub.e *t+.phi..sub.e); where .omega..sub.e is the trigonometric signal frequency component, .phi..sub.e is the trigonometric signal phase component, and t is the time. The resolver electronics subsystem may include …
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