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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
James Lee Ries, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert Creager, Berthoud, CO (US);
John R. Kostraba, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Robert L. Billington, Lyons, CO (US);
James Lee Ries, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert Creager, Berthoud, CO (US);
John R. Kostraba, Jr., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Robert L. Billington, Lyons, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining relative positions of robots constrained to move along a common axis of motion, where a controller of the system has no prior knowledge of the relative positions. The robots are ordered to move in defined directions and distances and report their ability to move in the desired directions. From this information, a controller of the system can determine their relative positions.