| CPC B65G 43/10 (2013.01) [B65G 43/08 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A computer system comprising a conveyance system, and a control system communicably connected to the conveyance system, wherein
the conveyance system includes a plurality of conveyance modules each having a conveyance means for conveying an article,
the control system includes at least one computer having an arithmetic device, a storage device connected to the arithmetic device, and a communication device connected to the arithmetic device,
the conveyance system transmits, to the control system, interconnection information regarding connection between the conveyance modules of each of the plurality of conveyance modules forming a conveyor line, and
the control system controls the conveyance system on a basis of a plurality of pieces of the interconnection information,
wherein
the interconnection information includes identification information of a first conveyance module, identification information of a second conveyance module connected to the first conveyance module, a connection direction of the second conveyance module to the first conveyance module, and a connection direction of the first conveyance module to the second conveyance module, and
wherein the control system
holds conveyance module basic information for managing a structure of the plurality of conveyance modules, and
generates conveyor line model information for managing a structure of the conveyor line constructed in the conveyance system using the conveyance module basic information and the plurality of pieces of interconnection information.
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