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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Tosiya Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Tosiya Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/58 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); G05D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/70725 (2013.01); G05D 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A positioning apparatus includes a stage, a base, a supporting mechanism which is arranged between the stage and the base and supports the stage with a supporting portion having a spring characteristic, an actuator which is arranged between the stage and the base so as to drive the stage, and a controller which controls the actuator so as to reduce a position error of the stage relative to a target position and cancel at least part of a force acting on the stage due to the spring characteristic of the supporting portion, based on the position error of the stage and a variation of a relative position between the stage and the base.