Development of generalized motion applications for linear transport systems with individual movers

This thesis aims to produce two generalized motion applications for the integration of XTS systems into automatic machines. Given the lack of some software tools from the manufacturer, in the industrial setting of IMA Automation, the need for specific functionalities has arisen. In particular, different solutions to the rephasing problem are presented (restoring movers after being set in a torque-off state) and a generalized structure for the workstations on the track is proposed. In this work, the applications are implemented in Function Blocks coded in ST according to IEC 61131-3. The proposed solutions are tested using the XTS Simulator included in the Beckhoff IDE TwinCAT 3. The rephasing tool is tested using virtual commissioning 3D models and is successful in every configuration analysed, while the generalized workstation is proven effective by rapidly building a simulation for an automatic machine layout in its very early development stages.