Control system for a storage and retrieval machine
US5044859A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/0421
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system for a storage and retrieval machine is disclosed in which a supervisory control is responsive to operating commands from a remote source to provide operating instructions for the control of the base, carriage and shuttle of the storage and retrieval machine. Separate controls for the base, the carriage and the shuttle respectively contain base, carriage and shuttle operating parameters. The base, carriage and shuttle controls are responsive to operating instructions from the supervisory control to respectively control movement of the base, carriage and shuttle in accord with the associated base, carriage and shuttle operating instructions and parameters. A base drive, carriage drive and a shuttle drive are also provided and each include a drive control which produces drive control instructions. The base, carriage and shuttle drives are respectively responsive to control instructions from the base, carriage and shuttle controls and their associated drive control instructions to move the associated base, carriage and shuttle.
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