Controlled architecture for transport systems
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-007/00
B61L-027/04
출원번호
US-0474005
(2012-05-17)
등록번호
US-8996161
(2015-03-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Wernersbach, Glen C.
Jacobs, Keith G.
출원인 / 주소
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
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3인용 특허 :
6
초록▼
Control architecture for use with transport systems, such as linear drive systems, rotary drive systems, or a combination thereof, comprising a computer system having a controller for operating control system software for receiving input commands and protocols for creating a motion profile for each
Control architecture for use with transport systems, such as linear drive systems, rotary drive systems, or a combination thereof, comprising a computer system having a controller for operating control system software for receiving input commands and protocols for creating a motion profile for each transport element, and a gateway for receiving the motion profile from the control system software and for operating gateway drive software that functions to select the appropriate drives to move each transport element along one or more tracks in accordance with their motion profiles.
대표청구항▼
1. A system comprising: a plurality of linear motor track sections interconnected to form a continuous track, each linear motor track section comprising a respective linear motor drive circuit;a plurality of linear motor disposed on and movable along the continuous track; andcontrol circuitry couple
1. A system comprising: a plurality of linear motor track sections interconnected to form a continuous track, each linear motor track section comprising a respective linear motor drive circuit;a plurality of linear motor disposed on and movable along the continuous track; andcontrol circuitry coupled to the linear motor track sections and configured to receive operator-defined motion profiles for each linear motor mover as an independent control axis, and to select and apply control signals to selected linear motor drive circuits to control movement of the linear motor movers as independent control axes along the continuous track. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is configured to locate the linear motor movers along the continuous track. 3. The system of claim 1, comprising an operator workstation for inputting the motion profiles. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control and locate each of the plurality of linear motor movers to avoid interference between the linear motor movers along the continuous track. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the linear motor track sections comprises a plurality of motor coils, and where in the control circuitry is configured to control application of control signals to the plurality of motor coils to control movement of the linear motor movers along the continuous track. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the continuous track forms a closed loop. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry locates the linear motor movers by reference to feedback data generated by a sensor system. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor system comprises passive elements carried by the linear motor movers and a series of static sensors along the continuous track. 9. The system of claim 1, comprising a gateway in communication with the control circuitry for directing control signals to the selected linear motor drive circuits. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry comprises first processor that generates the motion profile for the linear motor mover, and a second processor that generates command signals for the linear motor drive circuits based on the motion profile. 11. A system comprising: a plurality of linear motor track sections interconnected to form a continuous track, each linear motor track section comprising a linear motor drive circuit;a plurality of linear motor movers disposed on and movable along the continuous track;control circuitry coupled to the linear motor track sections and configured to select and apply control signals to selected linear motor drive circuits to control movement of the linear motor movers, each as an independent control axis, along the continuous track; anda gateway in communication with the control circuitry for directing control signals to the selected linear motor drive circuits. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive operator inputs defining a respective motion profile for each of the linear motor mover, and to generate command signals for the linear motor drive circuits based on the motion profiles for movement of each linear motor mover as an independent control axis. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry comprises first processor that generates the respective motion profiles for the linear motor movers, and a second processor that generates command signals for the linear motor drive circuits based on the motion profiles. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control and locate each of the plurality of linear motor movers to avoid interference between the linear motor movers along the continuous track. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the linear motor track sections comprises a plurality of motor coils, and where in the gateway is configured to control application of control signals to the plurality of motor coils to control movement of the linear motor movers as independent control axes along the continuous track. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the continuous track forms a closed loop. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry locates the linear motor movers by reference to feedback data generated by a sensor system. 18. A method comprising: accessing operator-defined motion profiles for a plurality of linear motor movers along a continuous track formed by interconnection of a plurality of motor track sections, each linear track section comprising a respective linear motor drive circuit;determining a desired location of a linear motor mover along the continuous track formed by interconnection of a plurality of linear motor track sections, each linear motor track section comprising a respective linear motor drive circuit;selecting linear motor track sections and associated linear motor drive circuits based upon motion profiles of the linear motor movers; andapplying control signals to the selected linear motor drive circuits to control movement of the linear motor movers along the selected linear motor track sections as an independent control axes in accordance with the motion profiles. 19. The method of claim 18, comprising generating the motion profile via via an operator workstation. 20. The method of claim 18, comprising determining locations of a plurality of linear motor movers along the continuous track, selecting one or more linear track sections and associated linear motor drive circuits based upon the motion profile for each linear motor mover, and applying control signals to the selected linear motor drive circuits to control movement of each linear motor mover along the selected linear motor sections, wherein each linear motor mover is controlled as a respective independent control axis.
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