Servo circuit with failure detection mechanism

Claim 2

A servo circuit with a failure detection mechanism comprising: a servo circuit for servo controlling, on the basis of a control signal, an actuator which is connected through a hydraulic circuit to a source of oil pressure, and is operated by said hydraulic circuit which is changed over by a servo valve; a monitor circuit arranged in parallel relationship with said servo circuit and generating a monitor control signal; and a failure detection circuit in which said control signal of said servo circuit and said monitor control signal of said monitor circuit are inputted and which detects a failure of said servo circuit on the basis of said control signal and said monitor control signal; wherein said hydraulic circuit is provided with pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure thereof; and said monitor circuit includes a correction circuit in which a pressure signal from said pressure detecting means is inputted and which corrects a loop gain of said monitor circuit in correspondence with a value of said pressure signal.

Claim 3

A servo circuit with a failure detection mechanism comprising: a servo circuit including an adder in which a target signal is inputted, a servo valve provided in a hydraulic circuit, an actuator which is connected through said hydraulic circuit with a source of oil pressure and is operated by said hydraulic circuit which is changed over by said servo valve, and a detector which detects the operation of said actuator and transmits a feedback signal to said adder, the adder transmitting a control signal to said servo valve on basis of said target signal and said feedback signal; a monitor circuit arranged in parallel relationship with said servo circuit and including a monitor adder in which said target signal is inputted, and a substitute circuit having a transfer function of a predetermined value which is the compound of the transfer functions of said servo valve, actuator and detector of said servo circuit, the monitor adder generating a monitor control signal on the basis of said target signal and a monitor feedback signal from said substitute circuit; and a failure detection circuit in which said control signal of said servo circuit and said monitor control signal of said monitor circuit are inputted and which detects a failure of said servo circuit on the basis of said control signal and said monitor control signal; wherein said hydraulic circuit is provided with pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure thereof; and said monitor circuit includes a correction circuit in which a pressure signal from said pressure detecting means is inputted and which corrects a loop gain of said monitor circuit in correspondence with a value of said pressure signal.

Claim 4

A servo circuit with a failure detection mechanism comprising: a servo circuit including an adder in which a target signal is inputted, a servo valve provided in a hydraulic circuit, an actuator which is connected through said hydraulic circuit with a source of oil pressure and is operated by said hydraulic circuit which is changed over by said servo valve, and a detector which detects the operation of said actuator and transmits a feedback signal to said adder, the adder transmitting a control signal to said servo valve on basis of said target signal and said feedback signal; a monitor circuit arranged in parallel relationship with said servo circuit and including a monitor adder in which said target signal is inputted, and a substitute circuit having a transfer function of a predetermined value which is the compound of the transfer functions of said servo valve, actuator and detector of said servo circuit, the monitor adder generating a monitor control signal on the basis of said target signal and a monitor feedback signal from said substitute circuit; and a failure detection circuit in which said control signal of said servo circuit and said monitor control signal of said monitor circuit are inputted and which detects a failure of said servo circuit on the basis of said control signal and said monitor control signal; wherein said hydraulic circuit is provided with pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure thereof; and said monitor circuit includes a correction circuit in which a pressure signal from said pressure detecting means is inputted and which corrects a loop gain of said monitor circuit in correspondence with a value of said pressure signal.

Claim 5

A servo circuit as set forth in claim 2, wherein said pressure detecting means comprises a first pressure detector provided in said hydraulic circuit between said servo valve and said source of oil pressure and a second pressure detector provided in said hydraulic circuit between said servo valve and said actuator.

Claim 6

A servo circuit as set forth in claim 2, wherein said correction circuit is provided between said monitor adder and said substitute circuit, and wherein the adder, correction circuit and substitute circuit are arranged in series so as to form a closed loop.