Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic apparatus which is less apt to be influenced by slippage between a support having movable positioning accuracy of an object and the object. SOLUTION: This servo control system controls the position of an object 2 supported by a movable support 1 and includes a first measurement system 3, 4, 5 to measure a position of the movable support, a comparative device to generate an error signal based on the comparison between a measured movable support position and a desired movable support position, a controller unit to generate a control signal based on the error signal, and an actuator 6, configured so as to drive the movable support based on the control signal. The servo control system, further, includes a second measurement system 7, 8, 9 to measure the position of the object with respect to the support, and a slip compensation device to compensate a slip between the object and the movable support. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT