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

Claim 0:
1. A transport system comprising:
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/or 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,
wherein the controller is configured to cause the carriage to move and to determine a first distance between the first sensor and an actual location of the second location on the transport path, and
wherein the controller is further configured to determine a second distance between the first sensor and the reference position on the transport path, and to determine a difference between the first distance and the second distance.