Position determination of multiple mechanisms sharing a common axis of motion in a robotic tape library
US7546180B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/689
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for determining relative positions of robots constrained to move along a common axis of motion, where a controller of the system has no prior knowledge of the relative positions. The robots are ordered to move in defined directions and distances and report their ability to move in the desired directions. From this information, a controller of the system can determine their relative positions.
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