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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Izumi Iida, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/404 (2006.01); B25J 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2013.01); Y10T 156/19 (2015.01); B25J 9/1638 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G05B 19/404 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39199 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40549 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41117 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41122 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41123 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41168 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 19/04 (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.