Material transport systems using autonomous controls
US8073559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plurality of autonomous control processes, with each controlling one or more components of the material transport (or processing) system, is used to radically simplify the controller software. Each autonomous control process is responsible for the actions of only a subset of the cluster tool components. For example, in one embodiment, a separate autonomous control process is used to control each automated component in the material handling system. However, other embodiments in which a control process controls a plurality of components are also contemplated.
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