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US 9,295,922 B2Granted
Automation and motion control system
AssigneeTait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
InventorScott Fisher
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Abstract
An automation and motion control system for theatrical objects, such as theatrical props, cameras, stunt persons, lighting, scenery, drapery or other similar types of devices or items, is provided to coordinate the movement of the objects on a large scale and/or to control the operation of the objects.
Claims6
An automation and motion control system to control a plurality of theatrical objects, the control system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes in communication with each other over a real time network, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes corresponds to at least one item of equipment used to control at least one of the theatrical objects;
- each node of the plurality of nodes comprising a microprocessor and a memory device;
- the memory device comprising a node process and at least one control process executable by the microprocessor;
- the at least one control process being used to control an operation of the at least one item of equipment;
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- the at least one control process having one or more of cues, rules and actions to generate one or more control instructions to control the operation of the at least one item of equipment;
- wherein a space device is implemented into at least one node of the plurality of nodes to simulate a motion routine of an object to be moved by the at least one node in a predefined space prior to implementation of the motion routine.
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