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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Rockwell Automation Technolgies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Yuhong Huang, Acton, MA (US);
Jatin P. Bhatt, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Alexander G. Brynildsen, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Keith D. Carter, Locust, NC (US);
Chloe David, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Bhanu K. Gouda, Reminderville, OH (US);
Robert B. Hirschinger, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael D. Lennard, Atlanta, GA (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
Motion is coordinated between a robot and a mover in an independent cart system. A first mover for the independent cart system is located at an initial position, where the robot is mounted on the first mover. A motion trajectory command, defining motion of the robot and the first mover, is received at a motion controller. A mover command is generated for the first mover and a robot motion command is generated for the robot as a function of the motion trajectory command at the motion controller. The mover command is transmitted to a segment controller in a track segment on which the first mover is located, and the robot motion command is transmitted to a robot control system. Operation of the first mover is controlled with the segment controller in tandem with controlling operation of the robot with the robot control system responsive to the robot motion command.