Actuator control device
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorsAtsushi Fujiwara, Eiji Iijima
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Abstract
An actuator control device having a plurality of controller units connected to actuators, supplies electrical power to the plurality of actuators via the plurality of controller units. A connection confirmation unit confirms a connection state of the plurality of controller units, and a determination unit determines, based on a confirmation result of the connection confirmation unit, whether or not the connection state is in an allowable connection state in which supply of electrical power to the plurality of controller units is allowable.
Claims8
An actuator control device having a plurality of controller units connected to actuators, the controller units being configured to control the actuators that are connected thereto, wherein the actuator control device supplies electrical power to the plurality of actuators via the plurality of controller units, the actuator control device further comprising:
- a connection confirmation unit configured to confirm a connection state of the plurality of controller units;
- and
- a determination unit configured to determine, based on a confirmation result of the connection confirmation unit, whether or not the connection state is in an allowable connection state in which supply of electrical power to the plurality of controller units is allowable,
- wherein:
- the connection confirmation unit confirms a number of the plurality of controller units, and a number of the plurality of actuators that are connected to the plurality of controller units, and outputs each of the confirmed numbers as connection information to the determination unit;
- and
- the determination unit determines whether or not each of the numbers indicated by the input connection information is less than or equal to a maximum allowable number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.