The October 2014 issue of Hydraulics & Pneumatics introduced the concept of pre-processing (custom-combining) of data from multiple sensors to enhance the quality of the feedback (see "Options Add Functionality to Motion Controllers"). The technique can also protect against bad feedback and sensor failures being processed by a closed-loop control algorithm. This article discusses some real-life examples that benefited from custom feedback processing...
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