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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Iida, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2013.01); B25J 19/04 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position control method for controlling a position of a movable portion, includes: performing control of allowing the movable portion to approach a predetermined position by moving the movable portion; and performing control of moving the movable portion to the predetermined position by moving the movable portion and detecting a relative position of the movable portion with respect to the predetermined position by using an imaging unit.