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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
Keith Jacobs, Loveland, OH (US);
Keith Jacobs, Loveland, OH (US);
Jacobs Automation, Loveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A controlled motion system, which has a mover that is movably mounted on a track for moving along a path. Active and reactive elements are associated with the track and mover, and are configured for driving and controlling the mover along the path. A controller is operatively associated with the active elements for controlling the driving of the mover, and a position sensor is associated with the track and configured for sensing the position information corresponding to the position of the mover along the path. The sensor is associated with the controller for transmitting the position information to the controller. The sensors are also preferably configured such that the position information is transmitted from the mover through the sensor at a sensing speed faster than about 10,000 meters per second. The controller is preferably configured for controlling the active element depending on at least one parameter related to the movement of the mover such that at least one mover is controlled independently from the others.