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US 8,825,193 B2Granted
Control system for and method of controlling product delivery systems
AssigneeFastcorp 3, LLC
InventorsJeff Boyer, Joseph Todd Piatnik, Fernando A. Ubidia, Aaron M. Stein, John F. Lewis
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Abstract
A control system for and methods of controlling a product delivery system are provided.
Claims3
A product delivery system for delivering product from a storage area to a dispensing area, the product delivery system comprising:
- a product holding device for selective coupling with the product;
- a robotic arm positioning structure coupled to the product holding device for moving the product holding device;
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- a control system for controlling the product holding device and the positioning structure;
- wherein the control system utilizes monitoring of current draw of the product holding device and monitoring of the rotational motion of each of multiple arm segments of the said robotic arm positioning structure to aid in re-calibrating the control system during a vending operation so as to reduce delivery failures.
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