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7561929 Industrial controller based on distributed technology objects  
A method and system for controlling an industrial controller based on technology objects are disclosed. Technology object types may be loaded and instantiated into the run time system of a...
7558647 Device and method for controlling robot arm, robot and program based on object-dependent impedance  
In a robot arm controlling device, a mechanical impedance set value of the arm is set by an object property-concordant impedance setting device based on information of an object property database...
7551970 Positioning apparatus gravity compensation device and method for compensating gravitational forces  
The present invention relates to a positioning apparatus. The positioning apparatus comprises at least one position sensor, at least one position controller and at least one position actuator,...
7536235 Multihead composite material application machine post-processor method and apparatus for manufacturing composite structures  
A composite part program post-processor that produces a composite part program for use with a computer-numerical control (CNC) multihead composite material application machine. The post-processor...
7529599 Systems and methods for coordination motion instructions  
The invention provides systems and methods that integrate and/or control motion of a plurality of axes in a motion control environment. Grouped axes can be linked (e.g., via a tag) to provide...
7519441 Systems, methods and apparatus for powered assistance of a motorized support device  
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which movement of a medical imaging device is detected and the movement is assisted in magnitude by an external force.
7519448 Method for determining position of semiconductor wafer, and apparatus using the same  
A light source emits light toward a semiconductor wafer, and a light receiving sensor detects light passing a peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer. Each coordinates of the peripheral edge of...
7519440 Output cam system and method  
A position of a motion control axis is monitored and an output device responsive to the position of the motion control axis is controlled. The controlling further includes latching an electronic...
7515991 Self-propelled cleaning device and method of operation thereof  
In cleaning using a self-propelled cleaning device, firstly the cleaning device moves alongside a wall surface and then a reference direction is set. Next, the cleaning device advances alongside...
7512452 Positioning system for eliminating lost motion effect  
A mechanism for determining the position of a point relative to a coordinate system defined by coordinate scales aligned along coordinate axes includes a coordinate reference plane and a coordinate...
7512568 Evolvable synthetic neural system  
An evolvable synthetic neural system includes an evolvable neural interface operably coupled to at least one neural basis function. Each neural basis function includes an evolvable neural interface...
7509177 Self-calibrating orienting system for a manipulating device  
The invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system comprising comprising at least a sensor and an actuator for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action adapted to...
7451016 Industrial robot comprising a portable operating unit which a movable key device for identification of the robot  
An industrial robot system including a plurality of industrial robots. Each robot includes a manipulator, a control unit for automatically operating the manipulator, and a movable key device...
7433758 Control apparatus of robot  
A robot control apparatus capable of largely reducing a calculation amount to be capable of lowering a load of a CPU is provided. A control apparatus of a robot includes: a plurality of shafts...
7418302 Floating deadband control  
A method of controlling an input device is disclosed. A deadband is generated about a first position when the input device is at the first position. The input device is moved from the first...
7366576 Position control device and position control method for machine tools  
A machine tool moves a driven member by use of a servomotor. A position control device controls the position of the driven member in accordance with full closed loop control. The position control...
7349763 System and method for systematically irrigating subregions of an irrigation region  
A method for irrigating an irrigation region ( 30 ) with an irrigation unit ( 20 ) includes the steps of subdividing the irrigation region ( 30 ) into a plurality of subregions ( 34 ), establishing...
7333862 Position control device of moving body, stage device using the position control device, and position control method of moving body  
A position control device of a moving body, by which position control device a moving body can be driven in a translational manner with high precision where the moving body is not rotated in a...
7324907 Self-calibrating sensor orienting system  
Controlling an orienting/positioning system having a sensor and actuator for controlling at least one of an orienting and positioning action of the sensor. The invention (1) evaluates pre-action...
7319910 Method and device for controlling a movement of a movable machine element of a machine tool or production machine  
A method and device for controlling a movement of a movable machine element of a machine tool or production machine with at least two drive axles are disclosed. At least one mechanical...
7310560 Numerically controlled drive device with device for detecting operating anomalies intended for detecting accidental collisions and method of detecting operating anomalies for this device  
A drive device for a load ( 18 a ) comprises a device for detecting accidental collisions with a motor ( 14 a ), a first, respectively a second position sensor ( 15 a , 16 a ) disposed upstream,...
7295942 Increasing robustness of online calibration through motion detection  
In a method for controlling an orienting/positioning system, the orienting system comprises at least one sensor means, an external motion detection device for detecting an externally-caused motion...
7283888 Method and system for controlling a machine tool with direct transfer of machining data  
Method and system for a direct transmission of motion path data ( 310 ) from a generating system ( 204 ) to a control system ( 205 ) for use in controlling a servo-driven machine. For example, a...
7269473 Work installation error measuring apparatus  
A work is installed on a table of a machine tool, and the coordinate system on the work is (X′, Y′, Z′). Each three points on respective three faces of the work, which are orthogonal to one...
7177724 Portable terminal for controlling, programming and/or teaching robots or similar automatic apparatuses  
A programming system for a robot or similar apparatus comprises a portable programming terminal ( 6 ) having a display device (D), a plurality of jog keys ( 14 ) for controlling the robot movements...
7173390 Method of detecting a malfunction during a displacement of an element by means of a drive system, and device suitable for carrying out such a method  
A method and a device are provided for detecting the occurrence of a malfunction upon movement of an element by a driving system. While the element is being moved, a difference between a...
7164971 System for programming robots or similar automatic apparatuses, comprising a portable programming terminal  
A programming system for a robot includes a portable programming terminal ( 6 ) having a series of jog keys ( 14 ) for controlling the motions of the robot, a key ( 18 ) for selecting one among a...
7146242 Method and system for generating multi-dimensional motion profiles  
A system comprises control logic and a programming interface. The programming interface is configured to permit a user to specify a plurality of weighting points in a multi-dimensional coordinate...
7139621 Floating deadband control  
A control system having a floating deadband control includes an input device moveable from a first position to a second position. In addition, the control system includes a controller configured to...
7113836 Control device for maneuvering an apparatus  
Reliable and at the same time simple operation of a plurality of system components using only a single control element is guaranteed by means of the combination of a control lever ( 10 ) which can...
7096076 Output cam system and method  
In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, a control method comprises monitoring a position of a motion control axis and controlling an output device responsive to the position of the motion...
7035694 Automatic tuning of motion controllers using search techniques  
System and method for user configuration of an autotuning algorithm for a controller in a motion control system. A desired trajectory in one or more dimensions for the motion control system is...
6973355 Accurate positioner suitable for sequential agile tuning of pulse burst and CW lasers  
A positioning system including a sensor, a drive sequencer and an actuator. The sensor senses the actuator position and provides position signals to drive the sequencer which responsively computes...
6970802 Three-dimensional measuring device  
Three-dimensional measurement capable of reducing an error in coupling robot and sensor coordinate systems and adverse effects of backlash in a robot. A position/orientation of the robot for...
6968241 Device and method for controlling the position for working devices of mobile machines  
The invention relates to a device for controlling the position for work devices ( 41 ) of mobile machines ( 40 ). The inventive device comprises a measuring device ( 1,2 ) for measuring an angle...
6950715 Universal motion control  
The basic available command library of the run-time system (RTS 1 -RTS 4 ) of a universal motion control (combined SPS/NC control) can be expanded dynamically and according to the user's specific...
6950726 Method and device for numerical control return to origin of a master and slave shaft  
A numerical control apparatus for controlling a machine having two moving shafts placed in parallel and separate servomotors 6 and 10 for driving one of the shafts as a master shaft and the...
6920363 Acceleration and deceleration control method  
An acceleration and deceleration control in which, for a relation between speed and acceleration, the low speed part need not be symmetrical with the high speed part, is performed such that an...
6888334 Synchronization control method and synchronization control device  
A reference variable having a linear relationship with the angular position of a master axis is set, and a correspondence between this reference variable and the displacement of a slave axis is...
6882948 Speed-dependent setpoint correction in electrically regulated slave drives  
The system and method of the present invention is to drive a slave axis (S_A) with a value which indicates to said slave axis that the guide axis (L_A) has already rotated further than is actually...
6865441 Parallel trajectory generation, interpolation, and control in a motion control application  
A system and method for performing trajectory generation, interpolation, and control for a motion control application, where the trajectory generation, interpolation, and control are performed in...
6845276 Multiple axis modular controller and method of operating same  
A multiple axis modular controller and a method of operating the controller in a system comprising input devices receiving indications of system conditions and output devices performing tasks...
6823221 Motion control system and method which includes improved pulse placement for smoother operation  
A motion control system and method are disclosed which provide improved pulse placement for smoother operation of a motion device such as a stepper motor. A placement of pulses may be determined...
6799079 Method and apparatus for correcting positional deviation of finite linear rolling guide  
There is provided a finite type rolling guide deviation correcting method and system capable of detecting the deviation in relative position between a rolling guide and a movable body if the...
6785578 User input device for controlling medical imaging equipment motion  
A system including a user input device for controlling a position of medical equipment is described. In an example embodiment, the user input device is configured to be coupled to the medical...
6785587 Control method and control device for the operation of coupled drive axes with superposed movement components  
The invention relates to a control method and a control device for the operation of rotationally or linearly driven axes with a position control. This involves determining the difference between...
6772053 Aspects of a control system of a minimally invasive surgical apparatus  
A surgical method and a control system is provided. The surgical method and the control system can advantageously be used in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus. The method includes generating...
6772062 Intelligent ultra high speed distributed sensing system and method for sensing roadway markers for intelligent vehicle guidance and control  
Methods and apparatus to sense both discrete and continuous magnetic reference systems installed in the roadway, and provide information to support lateral and, to some extent, longitudinal and...
6757568 Automation system for merging automation components  
The present invention relates to an automation system in which a functionality of at least two components from a programmable logic controller which can be regulated as required and/or from a drive...
6728582 System and method for determining the position of an object in three dimensions using a machine vision system with two cameras  
A system and method for estimating the position of an object in three dimensions uses two cameras interconnected with a machine vision search tool. The search tool is capable of registering...
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