| 摘要 |
A conveyor system includes successive modules forming a conveyor segment, each module includes a control device associated with, and controlling, at least one zone. Each control device includes a communication device for communicating with the control devices included in the adjacent modules. The control devices execute a mechanism for propagation and enrichment of quantitative segment information, from the two end zones of the conveyor segment, thereby providing for each zone: a first quantitative segment information item (propagated and enriched from upstream to downstream and relating to all of the zones in an upstream sub-segment located upstream from the zone) and/or a second quantitative segment information item (propagated and enriched from downstream to upstream and relating to all of the zones in a downstream sub-segment located downstream from the zone). Each control device dynamically adapts the behaviour of each zone it controls, according to the available quantitative segment information. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system of conveying comprising:
successive modules assembled according to a determined sequence and forming a conveying section, each module comprising a control device and at least one zone associated with and controlled by the control device, each control device included in a given module comprising means of communication with the control devices included in the modules placed on either side of the given module in the sequence, each zone comprising at least one actuator, receiving a command signal coming from the associated control device and at least one sensor sending a signal of presence to the associated control device, wherein the control devices comprise means for executing a mechanism of propagation and enhancement of quantitative section information, from one zone to the next between zones and by incrementation of a counter for each piece of quantitative section information, starting from the two end zones of the conveying section, making it possible, for each zone, to have available: at least one first piece of quantitative section information, propagated and enhanced from upstream to downstream and relative to all the zones of an upstream sub-section situated upstream to said zone and/or at least one second piece of quantitative section information, propagated and enhanced from downstream to upstream and relative to all the zones of a downstream sub-section situated downstream to said zone, and wherein each control device comprises means of dynamic adaptation of the behavior of each zone that it controls, as a function of said at least one first piece of quantitative section information and/or said at least one second piece of quantitative section information that it has available for said zone through the mechanism of propagation and enhancement |
