System, method and computer program product for controlling the operation of motion devices by directly implementing electronic simulation information
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the operation of at least one motion device by directly implementing electronic simulation information, wherein the at least one motion device comprises at least one controllable element, said method comprising:
- extracting process information from the electronic simulation information;
formatting the process information into neutral process information, wherein the neutral process information is in a format independent of a format of the electronic simulation information;
interpreting the neutral process information into operation information for each of the at least one controllable element, wherein the operation information depends on a type of the at least one motion device; and
distributing the operation information to the at least one controllable element of the at least one motion device to thereby control the operation of the at least one motion device.
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Abstract
A system for controlling the operation of at least one motion device, where the motion devices comprise at least one controllable element, includes a setup component and at least one motion command component. The setup component is capable of extracting process information from electronic simulation information, and thereafter formatting the process information into neutral process information. The motion command components are each associated with at least one motion device, and are capable of receiving the neutral process information from the setup component. Each motion command component is capable of interpreting the received neutral process information into operation information for the controllable elements of each respective motion device, where the operation information depends on a type of the at least one motion device. Each motion command component is further capable of distributing the operation information to the controllable elements of each respective motion device.
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1. A method of controlling the operation of at least one motion device by directly implementing electronic simulation information, wherein the at least one motion device comprises at least one controllable element, said method comprising:
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extracting process information from the electronic simulation information;
formatting the process information into neutral process information, wherein the neutral process information is in a format independent of a format of the electronic simulation information;
interpreting the neutral process information into operation information for each of the at least one controllable element, wherein the operation information depends on a type of the at least one motion device; and
distributing the operation information to the at least one controllable element of the at least one motion device to thereby control the operation of the at least one motion device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for controlling the operation of at least one motion device comprising at least one controllable element, said system comprising:
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a setup component capable of extracting process information from electronic simulation information, wherein the electronic simulation information includes information relating to the operation of the at least one motion device, wherein said setup component is further capable of formatting the process information into neutral process information, wherein the neutral process information is in a format independent of a format of the electronic simulation information; and
at least one motion command component capable of receiving the neutral process information from said setup component, wherein each motion command component is associated with at least one motion device, wherein each motion command component is capable of interpreting the received neutral process information into operation information for the at least one controllable element of each respective motion device, wherein the operation information depends on a type of the at least one motion device, and wherein each motion command component is further capable of distributing the operation information to the at least one controllable element of each respective motion device to thereby control the operation of the respective motion devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for controlling the operation of at least one motion device by directly implementing electronic simulation information, wherein the at least one motion device comprises at least one controllable element, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in said medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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a first executable portion for extracting process information from the electronic simulation information;
a second executable portion for formatting the process information into neutral process information, wherein the neutral process information is in a format independent of a format of the electronic simulation information;
a third executable portion for interpreting the neutral process information into operation information for each of the at least one controllable element, wherein the operation information depends on a type of the at least one motion device; and
a fourth executable portion for distributing the operation information to the at least one controllable element of the at least one motion device to thereby control the operation of the at least one motion device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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