Magnet arrays for vehicle identification in an independent cart system

A system of movers for use in an independent cart system, the system comprising:

• a first mover, comprising:
• a first magnet array, wherein the first magnet array generates a first array magnetic field that interacts with an electromagnetic field generated by a plurality of coils to propel the first mover along a track for the independent cart system, the first magnet array including a plurality of first magnets, wherein:
• each first magnet from the plurality of first magnets includes a first length, extending orthogonal to a direction of travel for the first mover and parallel to a surface of the track;
• a first width, extending in the direction of travel;
• and a first height, extending orthogonal to the direction of travel and orthogonal to the surface of the track segment, and
• each first magnet from the plurality of first magnets includes a body of the first magnet and a first magnet magnetic field, wherein the first magnet magnetic field has a first orientation through the body of the first magnet;
• and
• a second mover, comprising:
• a second magnet array, wherein the second magnet array generates a second array magnetic field that interacts with the electromagnetic field generated by the plurality of coils to propel the second mover along the track for the independent cart system, the second magnet array including a plurality of second magnets, wherein:
• each second magnet corresponds to a first magnet in the first magnet array,
• each second magnet from the plurality of second magnets includes a second length, extending orthogonal to a direction of travel for the second mover and parallel to the surface of the track;
• a second width, extending in the direction of travel;
• and a second height, extending orthogonal to the direction of travel and orthogonal to the surface of the track segment,
• each second magnet from the plurality of second magnets includes a body of the second magnet and a second magnet magnetic field, wherein the second magnet magnetic field has a second orientation through the body of the second magnet, and
• a physical construction of a first magnet differs from a physical construction of a corresponding second magnet such that the first array magnetic field differs from the second array magnetic field.