Controlled motion system

A controlled motion system, comprising:

• a track;
• a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along a path;
• active and reactive elements associated with the movers and track and configured for driving and controlling the position of the movers along the path;
• a controller operably associated with the active elements for controlling the driving of the movers;
• a position sensor associated with the track and configured for sensing position information corresponding to the position of the movers along the path;
• wherein the controller is configured for calculating parameters corresponding to the position and motion of the movers using a seventh order polynomial and controlling the active element depending on the calculated parameters.

A controlled motion system, comprising a motor assembly that comprises:

• a mover comprising a mover bearing portion;
• a track bearing portion associated with the mover bearing portion for guiding the mover along a path;
• a driving element configured for driving and controlling the position of the mover along the path;
• a controller operably associated with the driving element for controlling the driving of the mover;
• and
• a control parameter sensor configured for sensing control parameter information corresponding to the mover along the path and transmitting sensing control parameter information to the controller;
• wherein the track bearing portion and the driving element are assembled together on a single track that extends along at least a portion of the path;
• wherein the mover defines an interior passage in which the single track is received longitudinally with respect to the path;
• and
• wherein the driving element comprises an active element that is drivingly associable with a reactive element of the mover for driving and controlling the position of the mover along the path.

A controlled motion system, comprising:

• a plurality of movers, each comprising a mover bearing portion;
• active and reactive elements associated with the movers and track and configured for driving and controlling the position of each mover along the path;
• a plurality of track modules assembled as a track, each module comprising:
• the active elements, and
• a track bearing portion associated with the mover bearing portions for guiding each mover along a path;
• a controller operably associated with the driving element for controlling the driving of each mover;
• and
• a position sensor associated with the track and configured for sensing the true absolute position of each mover along the path and transmitting position information on the position of each mover to the controller.

A controlled motion system, comprising a motor assembly that comprises:

• a track;
• a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along a path;
• active and reactive elements associated with the track and movers, respectively, and configured for driving and controlling the position of the movers along the path;
• and
• a controller operably associated with the active elements for controlling the driving of the movers;
• wherein the controller is configured for controlling at least one of the movers independently from the others, and the track is configured for draining flowable material therefrom for maintaining sanitary conditions.

A controlled motion system, comprising:

• a track;
• a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along a path;
• active and reactive elements associated with the tracks and movers and configured for driving and controlling the position of the mover along the path;
• a controller operably associated with the active elements for controlling the driving of the mover;
• and
• a position sensor associated with the track and configured for sensing position information corresponding to the position of the mover along the path wherein the sensor is associated with the controller for transmitting the position information to the controller;
• wherein the controller is configured for controlling the active element depending on at least one parameter relating to the position information and for assigning a soft identifier to at least one of the movers that is reassignable to other movers.