Patent ID: 6045262
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A control apparatus for controlling movement of a table supporting an object in a medical diagnosis system, comprising:driving power means for moving said table in a predetermined direction;position detector means for outputting a position signal corresponding to a position of said table;positioning servo-control means for controlling said driving power means so that said position signal coincides with a given desired value;manipulating force detector means for outputting a force signal corresponding to a manipulating force applied by an operator;force-to-position conversion means for converting said force signal into a position chance quantity for said table;force control means for controlling said driving power means in accordance with said position chance quantity so long as said manipulating force of said operator is being detected; andchange-over means for selecting either said positioning servo-control means or said force control means in response to operation of said operator.