Anti-sway control

The "Anti-sway control" add- on (MOVIKIT^® Motion add-on AntiSway") can be used to prevent vibrations in applications subject to vibration. In MOVISUITE^®, the application types described below can be configured for this purpose.

[1] Tower sway

The tower of a storage/retrieval system can be caused to sway in the direction of travel due to the accelerations during travel along the rail (X direction). Anti-sway control prevents this swaying and thus enables immediate storage and retrieval when the target is reached.

[2] Pendulum sway

Due to the swaying movement of the load on a rope, vibrations can occur when accelerating and braking the trolley (Y direction) or the crane bridge (X direction) . The anti-sway control suppresses this swaying even when the trolley and the crane bridge are moved at the same time (X and Y direction), thus preventing collisions in the environment and allowing for a stationary oscillation at the end of the travel order.

[3] Belly sway

Swaying can occur on the mast of a storage/retrieval system due to the accelerations when the load handling device is moved for storage and retrieval (Z direction). The anti-sway control suppresses this swaying and thus prevents collisions with the rack during storage and retrieval.

[4] Fluid sway (in preparation)

When transporting liquid containers in the logistics environment, the liquids may sway. The anti-sway control reduces this swaying and thus limits the spilling of the liquid to the necessary level.