Apparatus for robotic positional referencing and calibration

Details Apparatus for robotic positional referencing and calibration Apparatus for robotic positional referencing and calibration

1996-08-12

1998-04-14

Davis, George B.

Robots

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395 89, 395 99, 901 33, 901 46, 31856816, 318569, G05B 1900, G05B 1942, G05B 1910

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for determining the relative position and pose of two objects. The apparatus includes a position sensing table and a tripod tactile sensing tool. The tactile sensing tool includes three digital indicator probes arranged in a tripod triangle. The position sensing table senses the position of each probe when in contact with the table. When all three probes are in contact with the table, the relative location of the table to the tool can be determined. The resulting information can be used for robotic part referencing and calibrations.

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