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G05B 19/425 (2006.01) G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1274610
ABSTRACT Disclosed is a robotic process for scheduling the moving of a plurality of samples through a sequence of processing steps, using robotic time of a robotic manipulator, and at least one of which steps takes some non-robotic time, and has the samples in process for a period of time without the need for tending by the robotic manipulator. The process includes the steps of: (a) est- ablishing cycle time for a sample which is non-robotic time divided by the smaller quantity of (1) the integer part of the ratio of non-robotic-manipulator time in the sequence to robotic manipulator time in the sequence and (2) the smallest number of sample-receiving spaces in a non-robotic step; (b) causing the robot manipulator, when available, to process each sample ready to be advanced in or brought into, the procedure on a sample priority based on the last step in the procedure being given highest priority and the first step in the procedure given lowest priority and (c) if the robot manipulator is not available proceed to have the manipulator pro- ceed to take a sample it is handling into the next step of the procedure and perform the operations for the next step, the cycle time establishing step and the priority, establishing steps, together forming means to assure highly-efficient serial handling of the samples under highly-repetitive conditions.
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Buote William J.
Smart & Biggar
Zymark Corporation
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