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公开(公告)号：US20240230375A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-11
申请号：US18152888
申请日：2023-01-11
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang
Abstract: A level of thrust generated in a linear drive system is monitored by receiving an analog feedback signal at a controller from a position sensor mounted along a track for the linear drive system. The analog feedback signal varies as a function of a position of a mover traveling along the track, and the controller receives the analog feedback signal as the mover travels between a first position and a second position proximate the position sensor. An amplitude of the analog feedback signal corresponds to a value of thrust generated by the linear drive system for the mover. A change in the analog feedback signal from a nominal value of the analog feedback signal for the mover is detected as the mover travels between the first and second positions. Operation of the linear drive system is adapted when the change in the analog feedback signal exceeds a predefined threshold.
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32.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20240006972A1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-04
申请号：US17810156
申请日：2022-06-30
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Brian M. Perreault , Yuhong Huang
Abstract: A system and method for holding position of a mover in an independent cart system includes receiving a current feedback signal corresponding to a current present in at least one coil for a linear drive system in the independent cart system. A motion command for the mover is received, where the motion command defines a desired position along a track of the independent cart system to which the mover is to travel. An electromagnetic pinning control mode is disabled while controlling operation of the at least one mover to the desired position and enabled when the at least one mover is at the desired position.
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33.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11831182B1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-28
申请号：US17889018
申请日：2022-08-16
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang , Brian M. Perreault , Robert H. Schmidt , Michaela R. Kaufmann
CPC classification number: H02J50/90 , B65G54/02 , H02J50/005 , H02J50/10 , H02J50/40
Abstract: An independent cart system provides a track assembly having a first, second, and third portion with the first and second portions providing drive coils mounted along the length of the track and flanking the second portion devoid of drive coils, the second portion providing an energy transfer coil. A plurality of movers operative to travel along the track, and have a drive member and a pick-up coil mounted for electrical interaction with the energy transfer coil when a given mover is aligned with a given second track portion. The first and second track portions include current drive circuits providing current to respective drive coils to generate electromagnetic fields which engages mover drive members to propel each movers along the track and the second track portion includes an energy transfer circuit providing current to the energy transfer coil to transfer electrical energy through mutual inductance to pick-up coils of the movers.
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34.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11767174B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-26
申请号：US17355714
申请日：2021-06-23
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jadav Das , Robert H. Schmidt , Yuhong Huang
CPC classification number: B65G43/00 , B65G17/32 , B65G2203/041 , B65G2203/044 , B65G2203/045
Abstract: A contactless monitoring system detects operating performance of movers in an independent cart system. A contactless sensor is provided on an actuator to automatically track a mover as it travels along the track. The sensor includes a transmitter configured to transmit a signal and a receiver configured to receive the signal after it is reflected off the mover. The actuator may be configured to mover the sensor in a single axis or in multiple axes of motion. As a mover travels along the track, the sensor transmits a signal towards the mover and detects the signal after it has been reflected off the mover. A controller may synchronize motion of the actuator with motion of the mover, such that the sensor may continually transmit the signal off the mover for at least a portion of the travel by the mover along the track.
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公开(公告)号：US11599101B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-07
申请号：US16802095
申请日：2020-02-26
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang , Brian M. Perreault
IPC: B65G54/02 , G05B19/418 , B65G25/06 , B65G43/00
Abstract: An independent mover transport system and related method. The system comprises a mover having an axis, and a track. The track includes first and second track segments, and a controller operative to drive a first coil of the first track segment to control movement of the mover along the first track segment towards the second track segment. The controller is further operative to define a first zone for the first track segment, define a second zone for the first track segment, drive the first coil to control movement of the mover with the first set of controller gain values when the location of the axis is in the first zone, and drive the first coil to control movement of the mover with second set of controller gain values when the location of the axis is in the second zone.
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36.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220411196A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-29
申请号：US17355714
申请日：2021-06-23
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jadav Das , Robert H. Schmidt , Yuhong Huang
Abstract: A contactless monitoring system detects operating performance of movers in an independent cart system. A contactless sensor is provided on an actuator to automatically track a mover as it travels along the track. The sensor includes a transmitter configured to transmit a signal and a receiver configured to receive the signal after it is reflected off the mover. The actuator may be configured to mover the sensor in a single axis or in multiple axes of motion. As a mover travels along the track, the sensor transmits a signal towards the mover and detects the signal after it has been reflected off the mover. A controller may synchronize motion of the actuator with motion of the mover, such that the sensor may continually transmit the signal off the mover for at least a portion of the travel by the mover along the track.
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公开(公告)号：US11418398B1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-16
申请号：US17223806
申请日：2021-04-06
Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Cassiopia H. Sullivan , Michael Chemello , Jesse R. Mendenhall , Brian Perreault , Tracy Clark , Neil Bentley , Yuhong Huang , Sergio L. Canales , Jesus Chung
IPC: H04L41/08 , H04L41/12 , G05B19/418 , H04L61/5007 , H04L101/622
Abstract: A method may include receiving topology information associated with a linear motor system that includes multiple track modules. Each track module may include one or more motors. The topology information may include one or more media access control (MAC) addresses associated with the motors. The method may also include associating one or more IP addresses with the MAC addresses associated with the motors, generating a configuration file associated with the linear motor system based on the topology information and the IP addresses, and transmitting one or more commands to the motors to control or adjust one or more operations of the motors based on the configuration file.
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38.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210131839A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-06
申请号：US17151387
申请日：2021-01-18
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang , Brian M. Perreault , Eric J. Wildi
Abstract: A system automatically calibrates gains and/or offsets for each position feedback signal in order to reduce variations between position feedback signals for each sensor in a linear drive system. As a mover travels along a track segment, the segment controller records the position feedback signal output from each position sensor corresponding to a magnet on the mover passing the position sensor. The segment controller periodically monitors the position feedback values generated by one mover as it travels along the track segment and automatically updates the sensor gains as a function of a ratio of a target peak value to a measured peak value of the position feedback signal. The segment controller also records the position feedback signal from each sensor when no mover is traveling past the sensor. The segment controller periodically monitors the position feedback values received when no mover is present and automatically updates sensor offset values.
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39.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10914620B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-09
申请号：US16201464
申请日：2018-11-27
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang , Brian M. Perreault , Eric J. Wildi
Abstract: A system to automatically calibrate gains and/or offsets for each position feedback signal in order to reduce variations between position feedback signals for each sensor in a linear drive system is disclosed. As a mover travels along a track segment, the segment controller records the position feedback signal output from each position sensor corresponding to a magnet on the mover passing the position sensor. The segment controller determines peak values for each position feedback signal and compares the peak values against a target peak value. The segment controller then adjusts a gain value for each sensor by a ratio of the target peak value to a measured peak value. The segment controller periodically monitors the position feedback values generated by one mover as it travels along the track segment and automatically updates the sensor gains as previously described.
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40.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200171958A1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-04
申请号：US16203922
申请日：2018-11-29
Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Yuhong Huang
Abstract: A system for determining the position of a mover as the mover transitions between segments along a track includes a first controller on a first track segment and a second controller on a second track segment. The first and second track segments are adjacent to each other and a junction is located between the two segments. The first and second controllers are in communication with each other and share a locally determined position value with the other controller. Each controller determines a compensated position value as a function of both a locally determined position value and the shared position value received from the other controller. Each controller utilizes the compensated value of the position value as determined on that controller to control operation of the mover while it is present on the corresponding track segment.
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