Patent ID: 11952107
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An actuator control system comprising:
(a) a plurality of electro-mechanical actuators for operating one or more end effectors;
(b) a plurality of position sensors associated with the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators and one or more end effectors; and
(c) a control system configured to:
(i) receive an activation command signal;
(ii) send a speed command to each of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators;
(iii) receive outputs of the position sensors such that an actual position of each of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators and associated end effectors can be determined;
(iv) generate a virtual position value based on a virtual actuator model; and
(v) adjust the speed command for each of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators such that the actual positions of each of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators is synchronized to match the virtual position value, thereby synchronizing the actual positions of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators together.