Closed loop adaptive fluid control system and method

摘要

A closed loop adaptive fluid control system (10) and method for use in hydraulic applications monitors one or more fluid characteristics, such as pressure, flow rate, accumulation time in an actuator, fill volume, etc., and compares the characteristic with a target response. A fluid characteristic sensor (24) detects at least one fluid characteristic (PS) at a hydraulically-actuated device that is actuated by a electrically-operated. The sensor (24) sends a device signal corresponding to the actual sensed characteristic to an electronic controller (58), which compares the device signal with a target response (PC). The controller (58) then identifies any differences between the device signal (PS) and the target response (PC) and provides a feedback signal to the electrically-operated valve (56) to adjust the current (IE) to the valve (56), which in turn adjusts the electrically-operated valve so that the device signal corresponding to the sensed characteristic at the device converges toward the target response (PC).