Synchronous control device

Synchronous control device

Applicant: Aida Engineering Company Limited, JapanPatent number:US6,401,011Publication date: 4 June 2002Title: Synchronous control device for robots

A synchronous control device is described that synchronises the operation of multiple work-transporting robots without matching the position of the robots at a point. The device receives data describing the robot movement and speed along a path, stores the data in a storage element, and in accordance with an internal clock or encoder equivalent, outputs the expansion data to a positioning controller through an output element to thereby synchronizing the robot movement with the data.