A controller for performing synchronization control over the master axis and the slave axis to follow an electronic cam profile includes a reference position calculator that, in response to power being restored after a power disconnect, obtains a position of the master axis and calculates reference positions of the master axis and the slave axis based on the obtained position of the master axis, a position of the master axis at cam synchronization, and the electronic cam profile, and a return control unit that performs return control to determine a position of the slave axis corresponding to a current position of the master axis based on the current position of the master axis, the electronic cam profile, and the reference positions of the master axis and the slave axis calculated by the reference position calculator, and that moves the slave axis to the determined position.

A controller for performing synchronization control over the master axis and the slave axis to follow an electronic cam profile includes a reference position calculator that, in response to power being restored after a power disconnect, obtains a position of the master axis and calculates reference positions of the master axis and the slave axis based on the obtained position of the master axis, a position of the master axis at cam synchronization, and the electronic cam profile, and a return control unit that performs return control to determine a position of the slave axis corresponding to a current position of the master axis based on the current position of the master axis, the electronic cam profile, and the reference positions of the master axis and the slave axis calculated by the reference position calculator, and that moves the slave axis to the determined position.