ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,253, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Split gain transfer function for smart motor actuators" was invented by Mike Robert Garrard (Chelmsford, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling the operation of a motor actuator for positioning a moveable element. Operational characteristics of the movable element over its operational range are determined. A first PWM signal to control the actuator over a first portion of the operational range of the movable element is generated. A second PWM signal to control the actua...