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US 2004/0111234 A1Published application
Node identification by displacement
AssigneeAcu-Rite, Inc.
InventorsMark Robert Mazgaj, Brian Lewis Spunaugle
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Abstract
A method of identifying a node of an arrangement that includes a plurality of movable parts, the method including moving only one of a plurality of movable parts of an arrangement, detecting the moving of the one of the plurality of movable parts and distinguishing a node associated with the one of the plurality of movable parts based on the detecting.
Claims17
An arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of movable parts, wherein each movable part is connected to a corresponding actuator;
- a measuring device that determines a position of one of said actuators;
- and
- a master unit coupled to said actuators and to said measuring device, wherein said master unit receives measurement signals from said measuring device and sends control signals to said actuators so as to control movement of said plurality of movable parts, wherein said master unit distinguishes a node associated with said one of said actuators upon detecting movement of said movable part via said measurement signals.
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A method of identifying a node of an arrangement that includes a plurality of movable parts, said method comprising:
- moving only one of a plurality of movable parts of an arrangement;
- detecting said moving of said one of said plurality of movable parts;
- and
- distinguishing a node associated with said one of said plurality of movable parts based on said detecting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.