Overview; What Is The Circular Arc Tracking Function - Mitsubishi Electric CR750-D Series Instruction Manual

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What is the circular arc tracking function?

The circular arc tracking function allows robots to follow workpiece on a turntable and a circular arc conveyer.
With this function, it becomes possible to transport line up and process workpieces without having to stop the
conveyer. It also eliminates the need for mechanical fixtures and so forth required to fix workpiece positions.
The features of this function are described below.
1) It is possible to follow lined-up workpieces moving on a turntable and a circular arc conveyer while
working on them(conveyer tracking making use of photoelectronic sensors)
2) It is possible to follow changes of movement speed due to automatic calculation of conveyer movement
speed.
3) Tracking function can be easily achieved by using Mitsubishi's robot command MELFA-BASIC V.
4) System construction is made easy by use of sample programs.
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