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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Shindo, Nirasaki, JP;
Toshiaki Kodama, Nirasaki, JP;
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a transport apparatus including: an articulated arm including: a first arm in which a drive motor is installed; a second arm configured to be driven by the first arm; a transmission portion configured to convert a rotation of the drive motor into a rotation of the second arm via a joint; a first detector configured to detect a first sensor value corresponding to a rotation angle of an input shaft of the transmission portion; and a second detector configured to detect a second sensor value corresponding to a rotation angle of the second arm; and a controller configured to control the articulated arm, wherein the controller is further configured to control the second arm to a target rotation angle based on the first sensor value and the second sensor value.