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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Mitsuhiro Furumoto, Takasaki, JP;
Tosiya Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Keiji Emoto, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an anti-vibration apparatus including an anti-vibration base, a plurality of supporting mechanisms configured to support the anti-vibration base, a plurality of actuators configured to apply a force to the anti-vibration base, an obtaining unit configured to obtain vibration data which represents vibrations on the anti-vibration base, a first calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the vibration data obtained by the obtaining unit, a force to be applied to the anti-vibration base so as to reduce the vibrations on the anti-vibration base, and a distribution unit configured to distribute the force calculated by the first calculation unit to forces to be applied by the plurality of actuators to the anti-vibration base.