Control for positioning multiple barriers apparatus and method
US8065039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2653
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A control routine for groups of remotely controlled, variable-position, position-aware, transceiver-equipped actuators manages data discrepancies by issuing a first set of generic actuation commands to start and stop the actuators, then polling the actuators to report their achieved positions. The routine then applies a rule to determine a preferred position value from among the reports and issues a second set of position-specific actuation commands to all of the actuators. The routine can further poll the actuators to confirm the extent to which the commands have been realized, and can retain and apply compensation factors for performance deviations in the individual actuators. The routine can further manage multiple groups of actuators, dissimilar activators within groups, assignment of an actuator to more than one group, and application of variable control factors as inputs modifying the rule applied by the routine for determining the commands to be issued.
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