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What does Fadelio mean?
Fadelio [fade-lio] as a name for boys is of Latin origin, and Fadelio means "faithful". Fadelio is an alternate spelling of Fidel (Latin): from the Latin names Fidelis.
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VARIANTS Fidelo, Fidello, Fidelio, Fidalio, Fedelio
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How popular is Fadelio?
Fadelio is an unusual given name for males. Fadelio is an equally uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?with its source form and related boy names. Fidel (#1643 IN 2015) is the only prominent varying form of Fadelio (NOT RANKED). Other variants, like Fidelio, are seldom used. This relation of Fadelio was popular as a birth name 14 years ago (#832) and is somewhat less widespread today. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2015)
Similar NamesRecommended names are Adulio, Amelio, Arcelio, Aurelio, Basilio, Celio, Emelio, Fabio, Fadi, Fadil, Fadile, Fadl, Fadle, Faelan, Fairlie, Falco, Falito, Farlie, Favio, Federico, Federigo, Felic, Felim, Felipo, Felix▲, Gedalio (see Gedaliah), Macerio, Natalio, Odilio, Rogelio, Saverio, Tadio, Tadzio, Undeio (see Indio), Valerio and Videlio. These names tend to be more frequently used than Fadelio.See names in meaning and etymology.

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National legal business DWF has been shortlisted for 'Innovation in agile working' and most 'Most innovative use of office environment' in The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards. Hosted by legal publication The Lawyer, the awards recognise the innovations in legal services, processes and delivery that are driving change in the legal market, and DWF has been recognised for the transformational impact of its IT initiatives.
Following a £12m investment in technology, DWF introduced a series of innovations to encourage agile working and support the firm's 400 agile workers and 120 homeworkers, including state-of-the-art audio and video conferencing and a suite of internal communication tools, including an award-winning intranet platform and a secure internal social networking site, that allow DWF's people to access information and communicate with colleagues from any location. These developments in agile working support a positive work-life balance for employees, allow the firm to recruit from a more diverse pool of talent and enable faster, more efficient and more cost-effective collaboration across the firm's UK and international offices.
To offer employees a state-of-the-art working environment with exceptional facilities, DWF moved all of its 300 London-based employees to the City's landmark Walkie Talkie building. At just 43,000 square feet, the office is less than half the space occupied by the firm's London competitors but can support over 600 people thanks to a modern open-plan design with hot desks, meeting pods and breakout areas, cutting-edge IT tools including mobile printing and e-billing, and a world-first partnership with Canon that scans physical mail directly into the case management system in order to reduce required storage and floor space and enable fee earners to work remotely.
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THE CONDUCTOR of a new orchestra for Marlow is calling for people of all ages and abilities to get involved in the new venture.
The group of musicians, brought together by 28-year-old Tom Horn from Marlow, had their first rehearsal this month and plan to practice each Tuesday, using their time to socialise as well as rehearse.
Mr Horn, who started playing the violin at the age of three, launched this group as a way to bring the community together and to further his ability as an amateur conductor.
He said: "I am a violin teacher and an aspiring conductor, I have worked with some youth orchestras and this is another opportunity to direct a local orchestra.
"It also gives a good social opportunity for people in the community to get together. In our first gathering we had a real mix; the youngest was probably about mid-20s whilst the eldest was in their 80s."
Mr Horn, whose wife is also involved with the orchestra, said he would like more young people to get involved and is offering free admission to full time students.
Although the group have only had just had their second rehearsal evening, there has already been a strong uptake, with 23 people musicians joining up straight away.
Meeting are held at Christ Church URC, on Oxford Road in Marlow, every Tuesday from 7:30 - 9:00pm. The entry fee is £1.50 per session or £5 for a month.


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We have a problem with a Lenovo ThinkPad R61. The laptop restarts itself after being shutdown. So far I have tried a re-image, fresh install, and even double checked everything in the bios including flashing the bios. None of these solutions have worked, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might try. It is running Windows XP Pro.
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Mar 23, 2012 at 11:19 UTC
Bad power switch?
Mar 23, 2012 at 11:34 UTC
When you say "flashing the Bios" did you mean you updated it to the newest version, or you pulled the battery? If you have't pulled the CMOS battery, give that a try and see if it takes care of your problem.
Mar 23, 2012 at 11:37 UTC
Dont think so, one thing that is odd though, that I have noticed is the led for the LAN connection is always on, even when there is nothing connected.
Mar 23, 2012 at 11:38 UTC
You know, I didnt even think of pulling the battery. I will try that and let you know.
Mar 23, 2012 at 11:45 UTC
When you pull the battery, be sure to hold the power button down for thirty seconds before putting the battery back in. This will insure all the power is drained and any memory is clear.
Mar 23, 2012 at 12:04 UTC
Well..............pulled the battery and now BSOD.
Mar 23, 2012 at 1:03 UTC
Well got the os to boot again. Forgot about Ahci in the bios does not like xp for some reason, my boss reminded me of that. But the machine keeps restarting after shutdown? Any other suggestions? Besides shooting it !!!!!!!!!!
Mar 27, 2012 at 12:50 UTC
garlic...lots of garlic.
Mar 27, 2012 at 12:52 UTC
garlic...lots of garlic.
Sounds good I will try that HEHE
Mar 27, 2012 at 12:55 UTC
Woops wrong account. Didn't think I still had that one. Any way yea will try garlic and than I will shoot it!! lol
Mar 27, 2012 at 1:03 UTC
I might try it without the hard-drive. As in pull the drive power it on then power it off and see if it stays off. That would eliminate anything residing on the drive. You might also check the wake-on-lan stuff.
Mar 30, 2012 at 10:09 UTC
I might try it without the hard-drive. As in pull the drive power it on then power it off and see if it stays off. That would eliminate anything residing on the drive. You might also check the wake-on-lan stuff.
Ok, just got around to trying that. And it is still rebooting, unless I hold the power button down then it will shut down. I think it is time to shoot it!! Any other suggestions. Thanks
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The first film centred on the feats of little Mumble, a forlorn emperor penguin who couldn't sing but jived like Gene Kelly. At first it looks like the sequel might focus entirely on Mumble's withdrawn son Erik, but the narrative thread soon frays into a series of subplots involving a pair of wilful krill, a puffin masquerading as a flying penguin and a padded-out quest to save Mumble and Erik's trapped colony from an encroaching ice shelf. If there's a saving grace, it's the visuals, especially the beautiful scenes of orange krill. But that's about all.
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|Friday December 2 2011
|103 mins
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|Warren Coleman, George Miller
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No plot, a lot of pandering to "hipness" (sorry, lost for another word...."today-ness"?) and 15 min too long, so why did I kinda like it? Great 3D helped and the thought of having kids next to me rather than in HUGO (god forbid) helped me weigh it up. Seen all before? yup. Would be angry if next chapter was as "lame"? yup again. Beats HUGO for happy kids outcome.....can't say for deffo....but if I were you looking for an Xmas treat for your children....NOT you...then you won't go TOO wrong. (seen in 3D) 6+/10
watched da film last night and i am disappointed.
The review is bang on the button. It is poor. There is no plot to talk of and whilst it looks stunning in places the krill apart this is a huge disappointment. Robin Wlliams characters regurgitate naff laughs and cliches from the first film more than the penguins regurgitate fish. The best bit in the film is actually before the film in the 3D Silvester and Tweety Pie cartoon. Much better 3D images and a classic Warner Bros cartoon. Mel Blanc must be turning in his grave if this is the best Warner Brothers can come up with in animation. Not really worth 2 stars but the pre film cartoon drags the "experience" up from 1 and a bit to 2 stars. If you have kids go see either Hugo or Arthur Chrsitmas. You will all enjoy them much more.


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"Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can," honked sanctimonious tax-exile John Lennon in his 1971 hit 'Imagine'. "No need for greed or hunger - a brotherhood of man."
Wishing for an end to world hunger is certainly a noble ideal. After all, the amount of food which is thrown away by retailers rather than given away to the needy is another great blotch on the patchy-at-best character of humanity.
But how to do it? That's the question which has plagued great minds such as Bono out of U2, that bloke who married Paula Yates and Ultravox's Midge Ure since time immemorial.
Food production is intensely demanding of space, labour and money. But a young American entrepreneur reckons he's stumbled upon the answer with an appetising-sounding 'default meal product' called Soylent.
Its inventor, 24-year-old Atlanta software engineer Rob Rhinehart (himself an avid consumer of the milky white solution), claims it is the answer to world hunger.
He decided to synthesize the product - which is partially derived from olive oil and fish - as he didn't have enough time or money to eat properly. He claims that it contains all the ingredients of a balanced diet, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, carbohydrates and fat.
Tantalisingly, a diet of Soylent could mean big savings on both food AND loo roll. Rhinehart reckons that since he's switched to the product he's stopped having to go to the toilet for a 'number two', which sounds like a sure-fire route to organ failure, if you ask us.
You might be forgiven for thinking that it's all a bit sinister – after all, the product takes its name from the film Soylent Green, in which an overpopulated earth is forced to survive on wafers made of human remains. Eek!
Add to the mix Rhinehart's admission that he's started experimenting by adding mind-enhancing drugs known as 'nootropics' to Soylent, and we're pretty much sailing straight into supervillain territory.
But here's the million dollar question – what does it taste like? The Soylent website doesn't divulge much about its flavour, save for a testimonial from an 'early adopter' who states that "the taste is awesome".
Given that the blurb says the recipe can be tailored for specific diets, the Money Shot is looking forward to Soylent coming to the UK in delicious tikka masala, fish'n'chip, lamb doner and builder's breakfast flavours – all of which will inevitably be both delicious and nutritious.
The PM has appointed a former British Gas lobbyist as his personal energy adviser.
On the subject of energy, SSE has warned that its prices will go up, despite making pre-tax profits of £1.4bn.
Still on the subject of energy, research from this very parish suggests that about half of UK residents are in credit with their energy supplier, and would do well to claim it back.
'Furious' petrol station owners are set to hand a dossier concerning price-fixing to the EU.
The Co-operative Bank has stopped lending to new business customers in a move to "quell growing concerns over its capital position".
With Auto Trader magazine set to go entirely online next month, Dan Bevis took a nostalgic look at the printed version, revealing an unhealthy obsession with the Opel Manta in the process.
Cars! Culture! Houses! Clothes! Dave Jenkins reckons that future generations may end up not owning much at all.
Chris Pollitt emerged oily-faced from under a Rover 75 with a selection of automotive jobs you really should be able to do yourself.
Ahead of Saturday's all-German Champions League showdown, finalists Borussia Dortmund have produced this amusing postcard apologising to the city of London for their presence.
Cue a thousand "who said the Germans don't have a sense of humour!?!?!?!?!?" jokes. Oh, and there's another one. Gott in Himmel!
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Apr 17, 1990
|Filing date
|Jul 8, 1988
|Priority date
|Jul 8, 1988
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Kenneth W. Goff
|Original Assignee
|Performance Controls, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (22), Referenced by (5), Classifications (10), Legal Events (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to the field of motion control, and, in particular, discloses an improved servomechanism having exceptional accuracy.
The purpose of any servomechanism is to move an object according to a command signal. The motion may be rotational or linear. In servomechanisms of the prior art, the motion of the object does not exactly follow the waveform of the command signal. The most obvious source of error is time lag; the object cannot move instantaneously to the position required by the command signal.
Certain applications demand a servomechanism having great accuracy. One example of such an application is the control of the position of the tool in a special lathe for making shaped metal parts. Unless the servomechanism responds accurately to the command signal, the contour of the part will not be formed exactly as desired, and the part may thus be partially or totally defective. This invention is not limited to machine tool applications, however, but can be used in many other contexts.
It has been known, in the prior art, to compensate for the inherent time lag in a servomechanism by advancing the waveform of the command signal by a known small amount, the amount being sufficient to place the object in the desired position at the desired time. However, this prior art method is not satisfactory for high-precision applications, because the amount of time lag required varies due to changes in variables such as temperature and the friction of mechanical components. Even a relatively small error in the setting of a time lag value can cause unacceptably large tracking errors in the system.
Other errors can prevent a perfect match between the command signal and the response of the servomechanism. Imperfections in the system can cause differences in the amplitude of the command and response signals. Also, the servomechanism may introduce a bias, or offset, to the command signal, which bias causes errors in the positioning of the object.
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the command signal to minimize errors in tracking. The invention has general applicability to the adjustment of various parameters of the command signal, such as time advance, amplitude, offset, and others. The invention provides a means whereby a plurality of such parameters may be sampled and adjusted virtually simultaneously, wherein the adjustment of one parameter does not interfere with the adjustment of another. The invention thereby provides a servomechanism having an extremely close correspondence between the command and position signals.
The present invention is an apparatus and method for repeatedly and virtually instantaneously varying a parameter of the command signal of a servomechanism, so as to minimize the magnitude of the tracking error. The term "tracking error", as used herein, means the algebraic difference between the command signal and the "position signal", i.e. the signal indicative of the position of the object being controlled.
In one embodiment, the parameter being adjusted is the amount of time advance of the command signal. The system of the invention samples the command signal and the position signal, at seleced portions of the waveform of the command signal, and generates an error signal, the magnitude of which must be minimized. The system then modifies the polarity of the sampled error signal in a manner to be described below. The modified error signal is then integrated, and the output of the integrator is added to the previously calculated value of the time advance. The system uses the new value of time advance to adjust the command signal.
It turns out that the error due to time advance tends to be greatest when the waveform of the command signal is changing most rapidly. The apparatus therefore samples the error signal only at or near the points of maximum slope of the waveform of the command signal.
When the parameter being adjusted is time advance, the polarity of the sampled error signal must be inverted for those points at which the slope of the command signal is positive. This inversion is necessary to insure that the correction in the time advance parameter reduces the magnitude of the error signal. The sampled error signal must not be inverted for those points at which the slope of the command signal is negative.
The same technique is used to adjust other parameters of the waveform, such as its amplitude or its average level, or offset. With each such parameter, there is, in general, a different set of points of the command signal waveform at which the error signal should be preferably sampled. By sampling at the preferred points, the system maximizes the efficiency of the adjustment of a given parameter. Also, for each parameter, there is, in general, a different profile of polarity adjustments required to assure that the correction to the parameter does, in fact, reduce the magnitude of the error signal.
The system can calculate adjustments for a set of parameters simultaneously, and in parallel. The calculation of the correction of one parameter does not interfere with the similar calculation being done for one or more of the other parameters.
In many applications, the command signal is a digitally stored waveform, so it is easy to sample it at predetermined times. But it is also possible to sample the signal not at predetermined moments, but in response to actual measurements of the command signal. For example, one can sample the command signal at points of maximum or minimum slope, or near those points at which the command signal equals its average value.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a servomechanism which tracks a command signal with great accuracy.
It is another object of the invention to provide an apparatus for adjusting the command signal of a servomechanism to compensate for errors in the system.
It is another object to provide an apparatus which is capable of repeatedly and simultaneously adjusting a plurality of parameters of the command signal of a servomechanism, to compensate for errors in the system.
It is another object to provide a method of adjusting a command signal in a servomechanism, so as to improve the tracking accuracy.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, from a reading of the following brief description of the drawings, the detailed description of the invention, and the appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a graph showing the position command signal and the measured position signal of a servomechanism, without amplitude or delay compensation. Also shown is the difference between these signals (i.e. the error signal) for selected values of delay compensation.
FIG. 2 is a graph similar to FIG. 1, with some amplitude error, and selected values of delay compensation.
FIG. 3 is a graph similar to FIGS. 1 and 2, with perfect delay compensation and selected values of amplitude compensation.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, capable of adjusting a single parameter of the command signal.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, wherein three distinct parameters of the command signal are automatically adjusted.
FIG. 6 is a diagram indicating how the polarity of the error signal is modified, to insure hat the parameters of the command signal will converge towards their correct values.
FIG. 7 is a graph showing the performance of a circuit made according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a graph which illustrates the operation of a servomechanism, and which also illustrates the problem solved by the present invention. Curve 1 is the command signal, i.e. the waveform representing the desired motion of the controlled object. The position scale is in inches; the error scale is in millionths of an inch. The time scale is in milliseconds. Curve 2 is the measured position signal, i.e. the waveform indicative of the actual position of the object. The command signal must lead the position signal, due to the inherent delay in obtaining a physical response to an electronic command. FIg. 1 depicts a theoretical case in which the amplitudes of the command and measured position signals are equal, so that there is no need to correct amplitude errors.
In the prior art, it has been known to shift the command signal in time, to compensate for the lag described above. FIG. 1 shows the error signal, i.e. the difference between the command and position signals, for various amounts of such time shifts. The parameter τ represents the amount by which the time of the command signal is advanced. Curves 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent the error signal for four different values of τ. Although the error signals in FIG. 1 summarize the effects of introducing time advance, it is noted that curve 1 represents the command signal before any time advance has been introduced.
In the case of FIG. 1, it is assumed that the amplitudes of the command and position signals are equal. In this special case, there is an optimum value of τ which makes the magnitude of the error zero.
From FIG. 1, one can see that the magnitude of the tracking error due to a non-optimal value of the time advance τ is greatest at those points where the command signal is changing most rapidly. The magnitude of the error is least when the command signal is at an extremum.
From analysis of FIG. 1, one can devise a method of adjusting τ to minimize the magnitude of the error. Suppose, for example, that the slope of the command signal is positive. Then the magnitude, i.e. the absolute value, of the error is reduced by adjusting τ in the direction indicated by the inverted sign of the error. That is, where the error is positive, the error is reduced by decreasing τ. Where the error is negative, the magnitude of the error is reduced by increasing τ.
Where the slope of the command signal is negative, the same kind of analysis applies. In this case, the magnitude of the error is reduced by adjusting τ in the direction indicated by the uninverted sign of the error. Where the error is positive, τ is increased, and where the where the error is negative, τ is decreased.
In many applications, the command signal is stored, in digital form, in a table. It is therefore comparatively easy to vary the amount of time advance, by moving to a later value from the table. In other applications, where the command signal is not stored in a table, some other form of time advance would be needed.
FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, except that FIG. 2 also shows the effect of an amplitude error, i.e. a difference between the amplitudes of the command and position signals. Curve 10 represents the command signal, and curve 11 represents the measured position. Curves 12, 13, 14, and 15 are the error signals for τ=0.27 ms, τ=0.28 ms, τ=0.29, and τ=0.30 ms, respectively. The same kind of analysis, discussed with respect to FIG. 1, applies to FIG. 2. That is, the parameter τ can be adjusted in the same way to reduce the position error.
In general, when the servomechanism has an uncorrected amplitude error, there is no value of τ which will insure perfect tracking, even in theory. FIG. 2 illustrates this principle by showing the error signal for several values of τ.
FIG. 3 shows the effects of adjusting the amplitude of the command signal to compensate for errors in the system. Curve 20 is the command signal, before adjustment, and curve 21 is the position signal. The amplitude correction is made by multiplying the command signal by (1+k). The error signals are plotted for four values of k. In particular, error curves 22, 23, 24, and 25 correspond to k=0.005, 0.010, 0.015, and 0.020, respectively. FIG. 3 shows that the error due to amplitude errors is greatest where the waveform is at an extremum, and is least where the waveform is changing most rapidly. In FIG. 3, the value of the time advance τ is optimal; that is, in FIG. 3, the only errors are due to errors in amplitude.
In adjusting the amplitude of the command signal, it is also necessary to compensate for changes in the average level of that signal. If the average level is nonzero, multiplication by the factor (1+k) will introduce a new error into the command signal. It is therefore necessary to subtract an average value before multiplying by (1+k), and then to add back the average value.
From FIG. 3, one can also devise a method of adjusting the parameter k, similar to that described for τ, above. For example, where the command signal is at a minimum, the error is reduced by adjusting k in the same direction indicated by the sign of the error signal. Thus, when the error signal is positive, the error is reduced by increasing k. When the error signal is negative, the magnitude of the error is reduced by decreasing k.
Where the command signal is at a maximum, the error is reduced by adjusting k in the opposite direction indicated by the sign of the error signal. In this case, when the error signal is positive, the error is reduced by decreasing k, and when the error signal is negative, the magnitude of the error is reduced by increasing k.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the invention which implements the method discussed above, for minimizing the magnitude of the tracking error of a servomechanism. In FIG. 4, servo unit 30 includes adder 32 and amplifier 34. The servo unit drives actuator 40, which may generate either linear or rotational motion. It is understood that the servo unit can be any conventional servo system. The servomechanism itself, i.e. the components within block 30, and the actuator, do not form part of the invention.
The command signal enters the circuit at line 36. Time adjustment circuit 38 introduces a predetermined amount of time advance into the command signal.
Comparator 42 generates an error signal, i.e. a signal representing the algebraic difference between the command signal and the actual position of the object being controlled. This error signal is sampled by sampling circuit 44. Circuit 44 is preferably a "sample and hold" device, which records the value of the input signal at a given instant and holds that value for a longer period. Timing circuit 46 determines when the sampling circuit reads the output of comparator 42, and therefore determines what parts of the command signal waveform are sampled. Circuit 48 adjusts the polarity of the output of the sampling circuit. The output of the sampling circuit is either inverted or uninverted. The signal is then integrated in integrator 50. The output of the integrator is added to a predetermined value τo in adder 52, and the result is connected to time adjustment circuit 38. The value of the output of adder 52 therefore determines the amount of time advance caused by circuit 38.
The timing circuit 46 controls the time at which sampling circuit 44 operates, and also determines whether circuit 48 inverts its input or allows that input to pass through unaltered. Since the parameter being adjusted is the time advance τ, and since FIGS. 1 and 2 show that a correction to τ is most effective where the command signal is changing most rapidly, the timing circuit can be programmed to enable the sampling circuit only at those points in the command signal waveform. In cases where the command signal is known in advance, the points at which the signal is most rapidly changing are also known in advance. In an alternative embodiment, the timing circuit includes a circuit for sensing when the first derivative of the command signal has just passed through a maximum, and for enabling the sampling circuit immediately after detecting the latter condition. In still another alternative embodiment, the timing circuit includes a circuit which senses when the position command equals its average value, and enables the sampling circuit immediately thereafter.
The polarity control circuit 48 assures that the polarity of the sampled error signal, which is to be integrated, will change τ in a direction such that the magnitude of the error signal is minimized. As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, the polarity of the output of circuit 44 needs to be inverted when the slope of the command signal is positive, but should not be inverted when the slope of the command signal is negative. For example, in FIG. 2, where the slope of the command signal is positive, and where the error is positive, one can reduce the magnitude of the error by reducing τ. Where the error is negative, one can reduce the magnitude of the error by increasing τ. The same kind of analysis can be applied for the points where the slope of the command signal is negative.
Polarity control circuit 48 is shown to receive input from timing circuit 46, because the polarity adjustment depends on the instantaneous slope of the command signal. And, as explained above, the value of the slope is obtained by timing circuit 46, either by direct measurement, or by interpretation of previously stored information about the waveform of the command signal.
The output of circuit 48 therefore comprises a series of corrections to the value of τ. Integrator 50 adds and smooths these corrections, and the output of the integrator is combined with a predetermined starting value τo to yield a corrected value of τ. The latter value controls time adjustment circuit 38, to determine the amount of time advance.
The value of τo may be stored in non-volatile memory, symbolically indicated by block 54, and may be based on a reasonable estimate of the time advance needed in most servo systems. Alternatively, the value of τo may be the last value of τ computed and stored in a previous "run" of the system. The latter alternative is especially useful if one is doing several runs in sequence. Normally, the last calculated value of τ will most accurately reflect the most recent changes in temperature, friction, etc. The storage means 54 may therefore include means for storing the most recently calculated value of τ, for later use as τo.
Another scheme for setting τo is to use a different set of values for different runs, depending on the operating conditions for each run. The value of τo may vary depending on the load on the actuator at a particular moment. Block 54 can therefore represent a memory device which supplies different starting values of τo at different times.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention wherein the system adjusts there different parameters of the command signal. These parameters are the time advance, the amplitude, and the average level, or offset, of the waveform. For the sake of simplicity, the components corresponding to block 30, in FIG. 4, are omitted in FIG. 5.
The position command signal originates in block 60, the signal being generated either by reference to a stored table, by calculation, or by other means. As indicated symbolically, "position" can mean either linear or angular position. The command signal is adjusted in the three blocks 62, 64, and 66. Block 62 is a time adjustment circuit, similar to circuit 38 of FIG. 4, and provides the amount of time advance designated by τ. Block 64 simply multiplies the command signal by (1+k), where k is the amplitude correction, discussed above. Adder 66 combines the command signal with offset correction xo, to be discussed below.
As shown in FIG. 5, the corrections for time advance, amplitude, and offset are determined independently, and in parallel. The command signal is compared with the measured position signal (coming from block 68), in comparator 70, and the output of the comparator, i.e. the error signal, is connected to the inputs of sampling circuits 72, 74, and 76. The sampling circuits are all similar to circuit 44 of FIG. 4, and are connected to timing circuits 78, 80, and 82. The timing circuits are similar to circuit 46 of FIG. 4; they enable the sampling circuits at selected times.
The output of sampling circuit 72 is connected to polarity control circuit 84, which is similar to circuit 48 of FIG. 4. The output of circuit 84 is integrated in block 88, after having been multiplied by a predetermined gain factor in block 86. The gain factor is an adjustment which determines the speed with which the adjusted parameters converge on their proper values. The larger the gain, the more rapid the convergence. However, the rapid convergence is associated with more severe swings in the error value, and with more noise. The gain factor should thus be made adjustable, but the adjustment is not critical, and the gain factor would not need to be adjusted frequently.
The integrated signal is added to the starting value τo of the time advance, in adder 90, which is similar to element 52 of FIG. 4. The result is fed to circuit 62 to determine the amount of time advance.
The signal which is sampled in circuit 74 also passes through a polarity control circuit, designated as block 92. The polarity control circuit and sampling circuits are connected to timing circuit 80. As in the case of the time advance, the resulting signal is fed to a gain adjusting circuit (block 94), an integrator (block 96), and an adder (block 98). After 98 combines the integrated signal with a stored starting value ko for the amplitude correction. The starting value may be stored in the same manner described for the starting value of the time advance, discussed with reference to FIG. 4. For the sake of simplicity, no storage means, similar to block 54 of FIG. 4, are shown in FIG. 5, but it is understood that such circuitry can be used if needed.
The treatment of the offset correction is similar, but not identical, to that of the other parameters. Sampling circuit 76 is controlled by timing circuit 82, and the output is multiplied by a desired gain factor, in block 100, integrated in block 102, and added to a starting value in adder 104. The starting value of the offset may be stored in the same way described with respect to the starting values of the other parameters.
There is no polarity control circuit in the adjustment of the offset. The reason is that the polarity of the offset correction is always the same. Whenever there is a nonzero error signal, which is not due to misadjustment of other parameters such as time advance or amplitude, the error is likely to be due to an offset error. The system therefore compensates for this error by adjusting the offset of the command signal. More particularly, the system corrects the offset by adding the inverted error signal to the command signal. The offset error may be sampled at any point on the waveform, and the sign of the error, at each point, is always inverted.
FIG. 6 is a diagram which summarizes the sampling and polarity control of the the present invention. Sine wave 120 represents a command signal. Arrows 122 indicate the points on the command signal at which the latter signal is sampled for correction of time advance. Arrows 124 and 126 indicate the sampling points for the amplitude and offset corrections, respectively. The plus and minus signs indicate whether the polarity of the sampled signal needs to be inverted or kept constant. Thus, for example, in the case of the amplitude correction, the sampled signal taken when the command signal is at a maximum is inverted, and the signal taken at the minimum is not inverted. The command signal need not, of course, be sinusoidal, but it must be time-varying for the time advance and amplitude parameters to be meaningful.
The timing circuits can also be programmed to take into account special requirements of a particular application. For example, it may be desirable to disable the sampling circuit when the load on the actuator is changing abruptly. Thus, if there are segments where the lathe is not cutting, adjustment for average error would be suspended entirely, and adjustment for amplitude errors would be suspended over the non-cutting segments. In many applications, it is known in advance where the abrupt changes in the command signal will occur.
It may also be necessary to disable the sampling circuits when the waveform of the command signal approaches a constant value. As stated above, the concepts of time advance and amplitude have no meaning when the waveform is not time-varying. The timing circuits can therefore be programmed to suspend the adjustment of these parameters while the command signal is relatively constant, and to resume adjustment when significant variations resume.
The invention can be implemented in either analog or digital form. In the digital implementation, the adjusted position command, which is a digital signal, is fed to a digital-to-analog converter, the output of which is amplified and used to drive the actuator position control loop. The measured position of the object is detected by either an analog or digital encoder, of conventional design, which supplies a measurement of position for processing by the position control loop, and for calculation of position error for the adaptive functions. The digital implementation is often advantageous in that it is possible to store a large number of different command signals in tabular form, in a nonvolatile memory. In those cases where the command signal is much simpler, the analog implementation may be preferable because it eliminates the need for conversion between analog and digital formats.
FIG. 7 is a graph which illustrates the performance of the present invention in moving an actuator to a desired final position. Curve a shows the error signal, described above, as a function of time. The scale of the error is shown at the left, in microinches, and the time is shown in milliseconds. Curve b represents the time advance parameter τ, which was intentionally set at an incorrect initial value. The curve shows that the value of τ converges quite rapidly to the correct value.
Curve c represents the amplitude correction parameter k, described above. It, too, converges rapidly to the correct value. Curve d represents the offset correction. The values of the time advance, amplitude, and offset parameters are all shown on the left-hand portion of the graph.
While the invention has been described with respect to two particular embodiments, it is understood that other variations are possible. For example, it may be desirable to adjust other parameters of the command signal, or to adjust other combinations of such parameters. The particular means by which the sampling, integration, etc. of the signals are done may be varied. As mentioned above, the adjustment of parameters may be interrupted when the load on the moving object is changing very rapidly, or when the command signal becomes non time varying. These and other modifications should be deemed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
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Pro Reliable connection, stays online when many other outlets do not
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Pro HomeKit enabled
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Con iOS only
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Con HomeKit-only
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Con Android support is limited
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Con Buggy setup
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Con iOS only
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Con Only available in Germany currently
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It was Thursday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
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Antique 5 Strand Garnet Necklace with Bohemian Garnet Clasp
Just like people, this wonderful garnet necklace was made to be seen by candlelight. Can't you just see it, glittering deep red to match your cabernet as you sit with friends, eating and drinking in the soft glow. The lovely beads and cut stones flashing out with ruby red fire.
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It has to be frustrating for West Brom manager Tony Pulis that his best goalscorer last season is not in form this season.
Saido Berahino wanted to move to Tottenham last summer, but a deal couldn't be made with West Brom Chairman Jeremy Peace refusing to accept some big offers from the London club.
The young striker's attitude hasn't been great this season, but he's coming around and he's almost certain to be sold in the summer.
Steve Clark when appointed West Brom manager
June 2012
Since the January transfer window closed Jeremy Peace is said to be willing to sell the club – and it could be a good time for the Chairman with the new £5.1B TV rights deal kicking in during the summer.
That assumes West Brom are still a Premier league club of course.
There's been a recent interview with former West Brom manager and former Newcastle coach Steve Clarke.
Steve Clarke was the West Brom manager from June of 2012 for about 18 months before being sacked and was the assistant manager of Newcastle when Ruud Gullit was briefly in charge of the Magpies from the summer of 1998 for just over a year.
Clarke was asked what he thought the problem was with Berahino and this is what he told talkSPORT:
"That's a great question – you should probably ask Tony." "He did well for me. He made his breakthrough into the first-team while I was manager at West Brom, and he was good.
"He's a boy who just wants to play football." "There's one thing I would say about Saido, and I saw it a little bit last night in the cup, is that he looks a little bit heavy to me."
"He's always had little ups and downs in his weight and I think the fact he's not been playing regularly means he's maybe just put on a couple of kilos."
"It would certainly serve him better if he lost a little bit of weight."
For American readers 2 kilos are about 4.4lbs.
Saido Berahino will not be match fit at the moment because he hasn't started a game since last October, when Tony Pulis seems to have sickened of the 22 year-old.
It's a good question as to whether Jeremy Peace's willingness to sell the club in the summer makes much difference to what happens to Berahino this summer and what the asking price is.
We don't think it will, but if Newcastle can survive this season in the Premier League and that's still an if – then an early signing of Saido would really be a boost for the Tyneside club.
After failing to sign the striker in January we could even negotiate a deal early so we can get the lad in on July 1st so he has a full pre-season training and he will not start next season overweight.
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