Automation and motion control system

A computer implemented method to control the movement of an object in a predefined space, the method comprising:

• establishing a starting point for an object in a predefined space using an operator console node, the starting point defining a position and an orientation of the object in the predefined space;
• determining a motion profile for the object using the operator console node, the motion profile including a plurality of points and being used to move the object along a path beginning at the starting point, the motion profile having a position and an orientation for the object at each point of the plurality of points along the path;
• converting the motion profile into a plurality of control instructions for at least one component associated with the object using a node controlling the at least one component, the at least one component being a plurality of components and defining a relationship between the object and the plurality of components using the operator console node, the plurality of control instructions enabling the at least one component to move the object along the path;
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• connecting a component of the plurality of components to a connection point on the object with at least one lace using the operator console node;
• generating the plurality of control instructions by calculating changes in lengths of laces connecting the object and the plurality of components moving the object along the path with the at least one component in response to the execution of the plurality of control instructions by the at least one component.