Method for controlling ultrasonic motor and surveying instrument for the same

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PATENT NO 9979324
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15490457

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Provided is a method for controlling an ultrasonic motor provided at a rotary shaft of a surveying instrument to meet requirements for a rotation speed and a plurality of operation modes, and a surveying instrument for the same. In the present invention, the ultrasonic motor is controlled by a first signal having a square wave in a range of rotation speed of the rotary shaft from zero to a first speed, controlled by a second signal in which rises or falls of the square wave are sloped in a range from the first speed to a second speed, controlled by a third signal in which rises and falls of the square wave are sloped in a range from the second speed to a third speed, and controlled by a fourth signal in which the drive signal is continuously applied in a range higher than the third speed.

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TOPCON CORPORATION75-1 HASUNUMA-CHO ITABASHI-KU TOKYO 1748580

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Kumagai, Kaoru Tokyo, JP 163 2199
Yanobe, Satoshi Tokyo, JP 38 106

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