Abstract: A reference variable having a linear relationship with the angular position of a master axis is set, and a correspondence between this reference variable and the displacement of a slave axis is stored in a data table. One execution stage is specified by setting a starting reference variable and an ending reference variable from this data table. A desired sequence is assigned to a plurality of execution stages thus specified. The reference variable corresponding to the angular position of the master axis is determined, slave axis displacement data corresponding to the reference variable is read out, and the slave axis is positioned in accordance with the position of the master axis on the basis of this displacement data.

Abstract: A position is obtained from a command movement for a controlled axis. The position of a virtual axis with respect to time and an I/O signal are obtained. The position of the controlled axis and the state of the I/O signal are stored in association with the position of the virtual axis, and cam shape data and I/O signal state data are obtained. During an electronic cam operation, the virtual axis position is controlled by means of virtual axis control means. Corresponding to the position of the virtual axis, the position of the controlled axis or the I/O signal state is read from the cam shape data and the I/O signal state data and outputted, whereby the controlled axis is driven.

Abstract: A synchronous controller capable of easily controlling a slave axis in synchronism with a master axis performing a composite motion of a plurality of axes. Motion commands for two axes X, Y constituting the master axis are subject to interpolation/distribution and acceleration/deceleration processing, to determine distribution motion amounts, and the determined amounts of motion of the two axes X, Y constituting the master axis for every interpolation period are combined to determine an amount of motion M of the master axis, from which is determined an amount of motion of the slave axis for every interpolation/distribution period. The determined amounts of motion of the X, Y and slave axes are output to respective servo control means, thus driving the respective axes.

Abstract: An acceleration/deceleration method capable of synchronizing two axes in velocity and also in position is disclosed. A follower axis X continues to be accelerated after a velocity Vx of the follower axis X reaches a target velocity Vy of an objective axis Y and the acceleration is changed over to a deceleration to achieve the target velocity Vy. The time for changing over the acceleration to the deceleration is determined so that the motion amount of the position Px of the follower axis X in excess of the motion amount of the position Py of the objective axis Y is equal to the sum of the displaced motion amount in the acceleration motion and an initial positional difference. Thus, the position and velocity of the follower axis X coincide with the position and velocity of the objective axis Y to achieve complete synchronism of the two axes in the case where there is a positional difference and a velocity difference between the two axes.

Abstract: A reference variable having a linear relationship with the angular position of a master axis is set, and a correspondence between this reference variable and the displacement of a slave axis is stored in a data table. One execution stage is specified by setting a starting reference variable and an ending reference variable from this data table. A desired sequence is assigned to a plurality of execution stages thus specified. The reference variable corresponding to the angular position of the master axis is determined, slave axis displacement data corresponding to the reference variable is read out, and the slave axis is positioned in accordance with the position of the master axis on the basis of this displacement data.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for synchronous control of a leading element and a follower element in which synchronism is started smoothly and a mechanical shock at the start of synchronism is reduced. When the follower element is started to move to be synchronized with the leading element, motion of the follower element is started before the follower element reaches a start position of the synchronism, and brought into synchronism with the leading element at the start position of synchronism. A positional relationship between the leading element and the follower element in synchronism, and a start position for starting the synchronism of the follower element and the leading element is set. An acceleration control of the follower element is performed between a motion start position preceding the start position of the synchronism and the start position of the synchronism.

Abstract: An acceleration/deceleration method capable of synchronizing two axes in velocity and also in position. The follower axis X is continued to be accelerated after the velocity Vx of the follower axis X reaches the target velocity Vy of the follower axis Y and the acceleration is changed over to a deceleration to direct the target velocity Vy. The time for changing over the acceleration to the deceleration is determined so that the motion amount of the position Px of the follower axis X in excess of the motion amount of the position Py of the objective axis Y is equal to the sum of the displaced motion amount in the acceleration motion and an initial positional difference. Thus, the position and velocity of the follower axis X coincide with the position and velocity of the objective axis Y to achieve complete synchronism of the two axes in the case where there is a positional difference and a velocity difference between the two axes.