Rf transceivers connectivity enabling smart movers monitoring in manufacturing lines

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for manufacturing lines are provided, particularly to monitoring the status of a manufacturing line using smart movers with RF transceivers. A mover for a manufacturing line may include at least one sensor configured to generate sensor data and a mover RF transceiver configured to transmit a mover signal associated with the sensor data to an anchor RF transceiver of a first anchor point of a plurality of anchor points. The mover is configured to move along a track of a manufacturing line. The mover may carry a load along the manufacturing line from one station to another. Multiple anchor points are arranged along the track. As the mover moves along the track, the mover pairs with an anchor point and transmits one or more mover signals to the anchor points. The mover signals include data about mover health or mover load health.

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