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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Juergen K. Weinhofer, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Jatin P. Bhatt, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
William C. Schwarz, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Juergen K. Weinhofer, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Jatin P. Bhatt, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
William C. Schwarz, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A motion control system comprises control logic and a programming interface. The programming interface is configured to permit a user to specify a plurality of non-tangential path segments, and the control logic is configured to generate a plurality of additional connecting path segments substantially extending between and connecting the non-tangential path segments. The motion control system is configured to generate control signals to control operation of a plurality of motors to drive movement of a controlled element along a path defined by the non-tangential path segments and the additional connecting path segments.