Control method and control apparatus of factory automation system
US5555179A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented control method and a control apparatus of factory automation system having a cell formed by a plurality of working machines including at least one automated machine to execute a series of works in accordance with a control program. From a cell control program including specifications of working of entire cell that is input to the computer, information relating to working sequence of a plurality of working machines and information about control of inputs and outputs of a plurality of working machines are described, the specifications and informations are extracted by the computer. On the basis of the extracted information, a sequence control program by which control of the working sequence of a plurality of working machines and control of inputs and outputs of a plurality of working machines is generated by the computer are described. From the cell control program, information about operation control of the automated machine and information about synchronization of operation of the working machines are extracted by the computer. On the basis of the extracted information, an automated machine control program, by which processing for exercising control over posi…
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