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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Ganesh Kalbavi, Rochester, MI (US);
Gordon Geheb, Hartland, MI (US);
Laxmi Musunur, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ganesh Kalbavi, Rochester, MI (US);
Gordon Geheb, Hartland, MI (US);
Laxmi Musunur, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor system and a method for dynamically switching an active work associated with a motion device, the system including a plurality of conveyors for moving at least one part, at least one production machine associated with at least one of the conveyors, at least one motion device to move the at least one part, a controller associated with the at least one motion device, wherein the controller is in data communication with the at least one production machine to receive a feedback data therefrom, the feedback data representing a state of the production machine, and a software system executed by the controller to dynamically and selectively control the at least one motion device in response to the feedback data.