Patent ID: 7264235

Claim:
A supporting apparatus comprising: a first movable member; a second movable member adapted to cancel a reaction force generated by movement of said first movable member; a table adapted to mount said first movable member and said second movable member; a supporting unit configured to support said table and to adjust a position and a tilt of said table; a controller adapted to control said supporting unit; a setting unit adapted to set a control mode based on conditions for driving said first movable member and said second movable member; and a switch adapted to input target values for driving said first movable member and said second movable member into said controller, wherein said switch is controlled based on the control mode set by said setting unit, wherein said switch is controlled so that the target values of said first movable member and said second movable member are not inputted into said controller, in a case in which the control mode is set so that said first movable member and said second movable member are driven in tandem, wherein said switch is controlled so that the target value of either said first movable member or said second movable member to be driven is inputted into said controller, in a case in which the control mode is set so that either said first movable member or said second movable member is driven independently, and wherein said switch is controlled so that the target values of said first movable member and said second movable member are inputted into said controller, in a case in which the control mode is set so that said first movable member and said second movable member are driven independently.