公开(公告)号：US20150028098A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-29

申请号：US14445673

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC.

Inventor： Albert John KLEINIKKINK ,  John Leo DITNER ,  Graham Richard KNAP

IPC: G06Q90/00 ,  B65G43/00

CPC classification number: G06Q90/00 ,  B65G43/10 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G11B7/00454 ,  G11B20/1419 ,  G11B27/321

Abstract: A system for tracking position and identification of a moving element on a conveyor system having a track, the system including: a machine readable medium provided to one of the moving element or the track, wherein the machine readable medium is configured with at least two channels with a predetermined phase difference therebetween; a sensor provided to the other of the moving element or the track, wherein the sensor is configured to read the at least two channels; and a controller configured to receive data from the sensor and determine a position and/or identification of the moving element on the track based on the phase difference.

Abstract translation: 一种用于跟踪具有轨道的传送系统上的移动元件的位置和识别的系统，所述系统包括：提供给所述移动元件或所述轨道中的一个的机器可读介质，其中所述机器可读介质配置有至少两个通道 其间具有预定的相位差; 提供给所述移动元件或所述轨道中的另一个的传感器，其中所述传感器被配置为读取所述至少两个通道; 以及控制器，其被配置为从所述传感器接收数据，并且基于所述相位差来确定所述轨道上的所述移动元件的位置和/或标识。

公开(公告)号：US20210284461A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17334894

申请日：2021-05-31

Applicant: ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC.

Inventor： John Leo DITNER ,  Albert KLEINIKKINK

IPC: B65G43/00 ,  B65G23/23 ,  H02P5/68

Abstract: A control system for an electric motor in a manufacturing environment, the control system including: a safety relay; and a power reduction circuit, wherein, when the safety relay is triggered, the power reduction circuit automatically limits the power supplied to the electric motor from a main power source such that the electric motor operates in a predetermined safe mode. A method for controlling an electric motor in a manufacturing system, the electric motor having a main power supply, the method including: monitoring the manufacturing system associated with the electric motor for a change in condition; on detecting a change in condition: limiting a power supplied to the electric motor, via a power reduction circuit, such that the electric motor operates in a predetermined safe mode. The power reduction circuit includes a reduced power supply and a means of dropping the power supplied to the electric motor quickly.