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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Magnemotion, Inc., Devens, MA (US);
Yuhong Huang, Acton, MA (US);
Brian M. Perreault, Stow, MA (US);
Eric J. Wildi, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark R. Cooper, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Robert H. Schmidt, Germantown, WI (US);
MagneMotion, Inc., Devens, MA (US);
Abstract
A linear drive system provides a combination of distributed control to increase the number of movers which may be supported in the system and centralized control to reduce the separation distance between movers by grouping movers together and placing a reference mover of the group under central control with remaining movers of the group under distributed control. In addition, in precise working locations, or 'synchronization zones,' each of the movers can be temporarily placed under central control to further reduce the separation distance and allow improved coordination with industrial processes or machines in the system.