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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Kenneth W. Krause, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jim Huber, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ho Cheung Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Randy Graca, Macomb, MI (US);
Scott J. Clifford, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth W. Krause, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jim Huber, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ho Cheung Wong, Troy, MI (US);
Randy Graca, Macomb, MI (US);
Scott J. Clifford, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A robot control system includes a line tracking encoder that measures a reference position of a conveyor line and transmits a tracking signal representing tracking data including the reference position of the conveyor line. A master controller is in communication with the encoder to receive the tracking signal, process the tracking data represented by the tracking signal, and generate a data packet in response to processing of the tracking data. A slave controller is in communication with the master controller and at least one robot for receiving the data packet and controlling the movement of the at least one robot in response to the data packet. A communications network directly interconnects the master controller and the slave controller and transmits the data packet from the master controller to the slave controller.