Abstract: Guide device for shuttles of a planar motor has a first end and a second end and defines a pose course of a shuttle between the first and second end. The first end, which defines an introductory pose of the shuttle, is arrangeable on a first stator of the planar motor so that the introductory pose corresponds to an operationally controllable pose in relation to the first stator. The second end, which defines an exit pose of the shuttle, is arrangeable on the first stator or a second stator of the planar motor so that the exit pose corresponds to an operationally controllable pose with respect to the first or second stator. The pose course includes at least one pose which is an operationally non-controllable pose with respect to stators of the planar motor. The guide device supports and stabilizes the shuttle in the at least one operationally non-controllable pose.

Abstract: To reduce the risk of collisions of transport units or of a transport unit with an obstacle in the movement plane in a planar motor, at least two movement paths in the movement plane are expanded two-dimensionally around the respective movement path, at least in sections, to form a movement route in the movement plane. A conflict zone, in which there is a risk of collision, is determined by checking, whether there is any overlap between the at least two movement routes, in either individual movement route or between a movement route and an obstacle. The determined conflict zone is taken into account when controlling the movement of the transport units along the assigned movement path in order to avoid collisions between transport units moving on movement routes involved in the conflict zone or between a transport unit and the obstacle in the movement path.

Abstract: In order to at least temporarily increase the throughput of transported objects in a transport device in the form of a planar motor, without negatively influencing the movement of the transport units, at least one engagement portion is provided on each of the at least two transport units, it being possible for the at least two transport units to be moved in succession in the transport plane in a direction of movement into an engagement position in which the engagement portions of the transport units are at least partially engaged. The engagement portions are designed to overlap with one another in the engagement position at least in the direction of movement such that a total extent of the transport units in the direction of movement is smaller than a sum of the individual transport-unit extents of the transport in the direction of movement.

Abstract: An improved method for controlling a lifting device, which moves a load along a first movement direction and along a second movement direction within a specified working area of the lifting device from a starting point to an end point. Individual movements are planned for the first movement direction and for the second movement direction, by which the load is moved further along the movement directions and brought to a newly specified end point.

Abstract: An improved method for controlling a lifting device, which moves a load along a first movement direction and along a second movement direction within a specified working area of the lifting device from a starting point to an end point. Individual movements are planned for the first movement direction and for the second movement direction, by which the load is moved on while avoiding a collision with a changed or newly specified obstacle.

Abstract: In order to enable safe position determination for a position encoder over the entire range of movement, a defined electrical interference signal is applied to at least one secondary winding of the position encoder, and this generates an electrical response signal, which is superimposed on the measurement signal, and the response signal is evaluated for error detection in a signal evaluator.

Abstract: For determination of the position of a movable component with a plurality of position magnets relative to a stationary component with a plurality of position sensors, it is provided that the sensor responses are detected for a group of position sensors in the region of the movable component, sensor model responses of the group of position sensors are determined from a sensor model for a plurality of assumed different relative positions of the movable component relative to the stationary component, the sensor model responses are compared with the sensor responses and the assumed relative position with the smallest deviation between the sensor model responses and the sensor responses is used as the relative position of the movable component.

Abstract: In order to specify a method, which is improved in comparison to the prior art, for monitoring an electrical switching arrangement having at least two channels, which each electrically conductively connect an electrical source supplying the respective channel, forming an electrical supply quantity, to an output of the respective channel, the switching arrangement is fed not only an external safety signal, from which an internal safety signal is respectively generated for the at least two channels in order to therewith control a voltage interrupter connected in series in the respective channel, but also a pulsed diagnostic signal, which is superimposed on the internal safety signals in order to alternately open and close again the voltage interrupters connected in the respective channels and to thus respectively alternately interrupt the supply quantities appearing in the respective channels.

Abstract: A transport device in the form of a planar motor having at least one transport segment which forms a transport plane and having at least one transport unit, which can be moved at least two-dimensionally in the transport plane, to allow more versatile process management, is provided in the transport device. At least one coupling apparatus for releasably coupling the transport unit to the coupling unit is arranged on the transport unit and, on the coupling unit in each case, the transport unit and the coupling unit can be coupled, at least temporarily, by the coupling apparatuses to form an assembly by way of a relative movement in the transport plane. The coupling apparatuses interact in the coupled assembly in order to limit a relative movement between the transport unit and the coupling unit in at least one degree of freedom of movement.

Abstract: In order to ensure particularly good protection of individuals in an electromagnetic transport system, a safety area is provided in a transport area. Furthermore, a safety function is provided which, in accordance with a predetermined safety requirement level, ensures that the transport unit reaches the safety area at a speed less than or equal to a safety speed and/or with a transport unit force less than or equal to a safety force and/or a transport unit energy less than or equal to a safety energy, or prevents the transport unit from reaching the safety area.

Abstract: In order to specify a flexible transport arrangement for a long stator linear motor which can be used more flexibly for the transport of products, a transport arrangement includes a transport unit and a product carrier. The transport unit and the product carrier each have at least one guide element arranged in the direction of movement and transport unit has drive magnets arranged in a direction of movement for driving the transport unit. The product carrier has no drive and is couplable to the transport unit via a coupling point and is drivable by the transport unit via the coupling point.

Abstract: Method for time synchronization in a network comprising masters and at least one slave. The slave receives synchronization messages from the masters via the network for time synchronization of a first clock and a second clock of the slave. A first master sends a first synchronization message having a first time stamp to the slave for time synchronization of the first clock. The slave calculates a clock rate and a time difference between the first clock and the first master and aligns the first clock with a synchronized time. A second master sends a second synchronization message having a second time stamp to the slave for the time synchronization of the second clock. The clock rate of the second clock is set to the first clock rate. A time difference between the second clock and the second master is calculated and the second clock is aligned with the synchronized time.

Abstract: In order to reduce the cabling complexity of an electric motor having an encoder, an electric motor which can be connected to a control unit in order to receive an actuating signal from the control unit has an encoder port which is designed to receive an encoder signal from an encoder. Furthermore, the electric motor has a signal port which is designed to transmit the encoder signal to the control unit.

Abstract: For a kinematic modelled in a kinematics coordinate system by hingedly interconnected single axles, a method calculates a braking region possibly covered by at least one of the single axles connected to an origin of the kinematics coordinate system and at least one of the single axles moving relative to the origin. In the event of a braking process, for a point that is coupled to a single axle, at least one virtual end position of the point is determined from an initial position of the point, a vectorial speed of at least one single axle, and a minimum deceleration of at least one single axle. The braking region of the point is determined using an envelope of the initial position and the at least one virtual end position, the extent of the envelope being calculated from the initial position and the at least one virtual end position.

Abstract: The aim is to transmit a data packet from an ethernet component, which is in an ethernet network, to an industrial communication network in a mixed network. An industrial communication network configured according to the standards of the IEEE 802.1 TSN working group is used, and at least one guarantee defined in the standards of the IEEE 802.1 TSN working group is assigned for the data packet in that a frame which contains the data packet is identified in the industrial communication network configured according to the standards of the IEEE 802.1 TSN working group by a TSN bridge and converted into a TSN stream which contains the data packet, and the data packet is transmitted to a TSN component in the TSN stream.

Abstract: A method for reception of a signal by a subscriber of a real-time network. The signal includes a signal clock having a signal clock frequency and the subscriber includes a counter, which has a counter clock with a counter clock frequency and which maps a local time of the subscriber.

Abstract: For an easily implementable method for position determination using an inductive position sensor with increased precision of the position information, the position sensor generates a measurement signal from which a frequency functional dependent on the excitation frequency is formed, which represents a measure of the noise signal and the excitation frequency of the excitation signal is changed so that the frequency functional is minimized or maximized and the excitation frequency that minimizes or maximizes the frequency functional is used for the excitation signal.

Abstract: A method for operating a multilevel converter in flycap topology, in which the multilevel converter has at least two semiconductor switches controlled by control pulses of variable pulse durations within a control period that recurs at a control frequency to selectively interconnect a voltage source connected to an input of the multilevel converter, an output of the multilevel converter, and at least one auxiliary capacitor arranged between the input and the output, for generating an output voltage. The method includes using at least one oscillation parameter that describes the oscillation behavior of at least one harmonic of an electrical measured variable, at least one correction pulse duration is determined for a future control pulse to reduce the amplitude of the at least one harmonic and at least one semiconductor switch is controlled with a control pulse of the determined correction pulse duration.

Abstract: To allow a movement limit or a dimension of a mover to be changed safely in a transport system in the form of a long-stator linear motor during operation of the transport system, a method provided that, during operation of the transport system, a new movement limit or a new dimension is predetermined for a first transport unit, and it is checked whether the new movement limit or the new dimension results in a risk of collision with another, adjacent transport unit or a barrier of the transport system due to the predetermined collision logic, and, if no risk of collision is recognized, the new movement limit is used in the collision logic as a collision movement limit for the first transport unit or the new dimension is used in the collision logic as a collision dimension of the first transport unit.

Abstract: In order to provide a transport unit for a long stator linear motor, wherein the orientation thereof can be easily determined on the long stator linear motor during operational use, according to the invention, the transport unit (1) has a first guide side (FS1) on which a first guide group (G1) is arranged and a second guide side (FS2) on which a second guide group (G2) is arranged. A first magnetic side (S1) positioned laterally relative to the longitudinal direction (x) is opposite a second magnetic side (S2), wherein the first magnetic side (S1) has a magnetic variable with a first value (w1) at a first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first end (I1e), and on the first magnetic side (S1), a magnetic variable with a second value (w2), corresponding to the first value (w1), at the first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first start (I1a).