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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Beckhoff Automation Gmbh, Verl, DE;
Thomas Luthe, Verl, DE;
Hubertus Pennekamp, Gütersloh, DE;
Eva Wiedner, Hövelhof, DE;
Tobias Weber, Verl, DE;
Klaus Neumann, Gütersloh, DE;
Alexander Weddemann, Lippstadt, DE;
Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Verl, DE;
Abstract
A method for driving at least one mover is specified, wherein the mover comprises at least a second magnetic field generator, wherein the mover is movable on a drive surface comprising a plurality of sectors, wherein the sectors comprise magnetic field generators for generating at least one magnetic field, wherein path planning is carried out for the mover from a starting point to a target point on the drive surface, wherein at least one graph with nodes and edges is used for the path planning, wherein a path for the mover is determined on the basis of the graph.