Control for a muscle or motor-powered drive
US6545437B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2202/404
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control for a motor drive of a device that is movable, in particular, drivable, by a muscle power drive as well as, in a supporting function, the motor drive, including an apparatus, detecting kinematic parameters of the moving device and generating motor drive control signals, for adjusting a degree of support action for the muscle power drive by means of the motor drive based exclusively on the detected kinematic parameters, wherein the kinematic parameters relate to a movement component which is based on at least one of the periodic fluctuation of the exerted muscle driving power inherent in the muscle power drive and a change of the exerted muscle driving power in reaction to a certain change of the motor driving power or the motor driving speed.
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