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Adjustment-control system for image forming apparatus

US6553191B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2000
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00042
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An adjustment control system compares multiple control amounts detected by a sensor with target values, thereby computing individual control amount deviations. When at least one of the control amount deviations is out of a predetermined tolerance, an operation-amount-determining section determines operation amounts for compensating the control amount deviations. When successful instances that have been used in the computed control amount deviations are available, the operation-amount-determining section executes a learning-control method that determines the operation amounts according to the control instances. When the successful instances are not available, the operation-amount-determining section executes an adaptive-control method and thereby determines the operation amounts. As a result of the execution of the learning-control, when the control amount deviations are not converged into the tolerance, the operation-amount-determining section determines the successful instances used in the control to be inappropriate. Then, the operation-amount-determining section switches from the learning-control to the adaptive-control, thereby executing adjustment control. In this case, inappr…

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