Patent ID: 7197147
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: F16F,G05B,G05D,G10K

Abstract:
1. A method for actively controlling a physical variable of interest including the steps of: a. measuring the physical variable; b. generating a plurality of command signals over time, each of the plurality of command signals including at least one command signal component associated with each of a plurality of force generators wherein the plurality of command signal components are calculated based upon said physical variable measured in said step a and based upon a control weighting, the control weighting including a plurality of control weighting components, each said control weighting component associated with one of the plurality of command signal components; c. varying the control weighting over time, including varying at least one of the plurality of control weighting components relative to another one of the plurality of control weighting components based upon a magnitude of the plurality of command signal components; and d. activating the plurality of force generators based upon said plurality of command signals.