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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2005
Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);
Stuart Beale, Lowell, MA (US);
Roumen Botev, Groton, MA (US);
Matthew Coady, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, NH (US);
Mark Ives, Merrimack, NH (US);
Jairo Moura, Marlboro, MA (US);
Robert Caveney, Windham, NH (US);
Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);
Stuart Beale, Lowell, MA (US);
Roumen Botev, Groton, MA (US);
Matthew Coady, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher Hofmeister, Hampstead, NH (US);
Mark Ives, Merrimack, NH (US);
Jairo Moura, Marlboro, MA (US);
Robert Caveney, Windham, NH (US);
Brooks Automation, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Abstract
A control system includes a clustered architecture having a master controller, a central control section including one or more first remote controllers under direct control of the master controller, and a distributed control section including a cluster controller controlled by the master controller. The cluster controller controls the activities of one or more second remote controllers. Each of the first and second remote controllers are utilized to drive one or more axes.