2D992 Category 2D
Specific “software”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 2: Materials Processing
Reasons for control
- AT: Anti-terrorism
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| TSR | N/A |
Items
- Items: a. “Software” to provide “adaptive control” and having both of the following characteristics:
- a.1. For “flexible manufacturing units” (FMUs) which consist at least of equipment described in b.1 and b.2 of the definition of “flexible manufacturing unit” contained in part 772 of the EAR; and
- a.2. Capable of generating or modifying, in “real-time processing”, programs or data by using the signals obtained simultaneously by means of at least two detection techniques, such as:
- a.2.a. Machine vision (optical ranging);
- a.2.b. Infrared imaging;
- a.2.c. Acoustical imaging (acoustical ranging);
- a.2.d. Tactile measurement;
- a.2.e. Inertial positioning;
- a.2.f. Force measurement; and
- a.2.g. Torque measurement.
- b. Reserved.
Related controls
N/A
Notes
Note: 2D992.a does not control “software” which only provides rescheduling of functionally identical equipment within “flexible manufacturing units” using pre-stored part programs and a pre-stored strategy for the distribution of the part programs.
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.