Patent ID: 11969841
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A transport method for a transport system,
wherein the transport system includes:
a transport path,
a carriage configured to move along the transport path,
a controller configured to control at least one of a position of the carriage and a speed of the carriage,
a first sensor provided on the transport path, and
a reference position for a second location on the transport path where the reference position is spaced at a predetermined distance from the first sensor,
the transport method comprising:
causing, by the controller, the carriage to move;
determining, by the controller, a first distance between the first sensor and an actual location of the second location on the transport path; and
determining, by the controller, a second distance between the first sensor and the reference portionposition on the transport path, and determining a difference between the first distance and the second distance.