US3201572A
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Control method and apparatus
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1961-05-08
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1981-05-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward W Yetter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:09
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B15/00; G05B15/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0971; Y10T137/0989
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A CONTROL APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TRANSDUCER GENERATING A SIGNAL WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF A CONDITION UPON WHICH CONTROL IS TO BE BASED, MEANS SAMPLING REPETITIVELY SAID SIGNAL, COMPUTER MEANS RECEIVING AS AN INPUT SAID SIGNAL GENERATED BY SAID TRANSDUCER ADAPTED TO COMPUTE A CORRECTIVE ACTION BASED ON SAID SIGNAL, MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINEC VELOCITY PATTERN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PROPORTIONED TO CAUSE SAID CONDITION TO APPRAOCH A PREDETERMINED VALUE WITHIN THE ENTIRE RANGE OF VARIATION FOR SAID CONDITION DURING THE TIME INTERVAL EXISTING BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE SAMPLING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A CONTROL APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TRANSDUCER GENERATING A SIGNAL WHICH IS A FUNCTION OF A CONDITION UPON WHICH CONTROL IS TO BE BASED, MEANS SAMPLING REPETITIVELY SAID SIGNAL, COMPUTER MEANS RECEIVING AS AN INPUT SAID SIGNAL GENERATED BY SAID TRANSDUCER ADAPTED TO COMPUTE A CORRECTIVE ACTION BASED ON SAID SIGNAL, MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINEC VELOCITY PATTERN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PROPORTIONED TO CAUSE SAID CONDITION TO APPRAOCH A PREDETERMINED VALUE WITHIN THE ENTIRE RANGE OF VARIATION FOR SAID CONDITION DURING THE TIME INTERVAL EXISTING BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE SAMPLING
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2932471A
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