G05D 3/00 Control of position or direction
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- Subclass:
- SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
Additional Content
Limiting references
Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot Numerical control to execute positioning
Application references
Controlling mechanisms of shoe machines Control devices specially adapted for positioning tool carriers in forging or pressing Pattern-controlled boring or drilling tools Planing or slotting machines controlled by copying device , , Controlling electrode to the workpiece spacing in electric discharge and electrochemical machining Positioning the workpiece in working by laser, e.g. welding or cutting Positioning the workpiece in soldering, welding or cutting by applying heat locally, not otherwise provided for Positioning the molten metal in soldering or welding, not otherwise provided for Adjusting or stopping spindles in machine tools Automatic control of position of tool or work; Precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations, not otherwise provided for , Tools controlled by pattern or master model Equipment for exact control of the starting position in grinding Control arrangements for presses , Attitude or position control of chassis of tracked vehicles Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating web-advancing mechanisms Control of dipper or bucket positions in dredgers Fluid-pressure servomotors with follow-up action, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member Tracking of solar heat collectors Positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces in photomechanical production of patterned or textured surfaces Controlling the position of the rotating heads in information storage systems Means for moving control elements in nuclear reactors to desired positions
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