Lead Vehicle
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keep-out area in the specified direction, all other vehicles that are moving in
the same direction must wait to enter the area until that vehicle exits.
Lead Vehicle: The vehicle at the front of a platoon. This vehicle determines the destination,
acceleration, and velocity of the platoon.
Linked Path Junction: The junction in a Moving Path node between two member paths where
motor-to-motor communication is being forwarded.
Logic Power: The power that is used for the controllers and signals. See also, Propulsion
Power.
LSB: Least Significant Byte.
LSM: Linear Synchronous Motor. See MagneMover LITE and QuickStick.
MagneMover LITE: A MagneMotion linear synchronous motor with integrated guideways and
vehicles that enable quick, efficient conveyance of small loads.
MagneMover LITE System: A group of specific components that contribute to a Transport System.
These components include MagneMover LITE motors, Node Controllers,
Pucks, and other parts available from MagneMotion.
Magnet Array: The magnets that are attached to the Vehicle. It is the motor secondary, moved
by the primary in the motor.
Master (also Master Controller): The supervisory controller for each motor, it communicates with
the Slaves to direct Motor Block operation and read motor sensors. It commu-
nicates vehicle positions and other information to the Node Controller and
upstream and downstream motors. It is internal to the motor assembly on Mag-
neMover LITE and QuickStick
®
motors. For QuickStick HT motors the master
is in the Drive.
MM LITE
™
: See MagneMover LITE.
MML
™
: See MagneMover LITE.
Motion Controller: The user-supplied controller for direct control of vehicles through the LSM
Synchronization option. It can reside on the host controller.
Motor: See LSM.
Motor Block: A discrete motor primary section (coil or set of coils) in a motor that can be
energized independently. This section can contain only one vehicle during
transport system operation.
Motor Controller: The hardware that converts DC from the propulsion power bus to AC to ener-
gize the coils in a Motor Block and contains the Master and the Inverter for
QuickStick HT motors. See Drive.
Motor Gap: The physical distance between two motors that are mounted end to end. This
gap excludes the distance from the end of the stator to the end of the motor
housing.
Moving Path: A path that is moved to align with the end of another path. See Fixed Path.
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