In this article, a method to control power-assisted carts with motor torque limiter that achieves the desired load-reduction ratio even if torque saturation occurs, is proposed to reduce the size and power consumption...In this article, a method to control power-assisted carts with motor torque limiter that achieves the desired load-reduction ratio even if torque saturation occurs, is proposed to reduce the size and power consumption of power-assist systems. This method uses the ratio of the assist-force impulse to the operator-force impulse as an indicator for evaluating proposed method. Proposed method predicts the needs of the operator and delivers the desired load-reduction ratio by predicting operation. The results show that the target load-reduction ratio can be obtained with proposed control method and indicate that the target load-reduction ratio can be obtained with 80% force. By applying our proposed method, short available time of power-assisted carts will be improved.展开更多
文摘In this article, a method to control power-assisted carts with motor torque limiter that achieves the desired load-reduction ratio even if torque saturation occurs, is proposed to reduce the size and power consumption of power-assist systems. This method uses the ratio of the assist-force impulse to the operator-force impulse as an indicator for evaluating proposed method. Proposed method predicts the needs of the operator and delivers the desired load-reduction ratio by predicting operation. The results show that the target load-reduction ratio can be obtained with proposed control method and indicate that the target load-reduction ratio can be obtained with 80% force. By applying our proposed method, short available time of power-assisted carts will be improved.