Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus

Details Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus

1997-03-27

1999-08-31

Jeffery, John A.

Machine element or mechanism

Control lever and linkage systems

Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element

414 2, 414 3, 414 5, 901 2, 74480R, B25J 300, B25J 700, G05G 1100

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059439149

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus based on precision X-Y stages that are stacked. Attached to arms projecting from each X-Y stage are a set of two axis gimbals. Attached to the gimbals is a rod, which provides motion along the axis of the rod and rotation around its axis. A dual-planar apparatus that provides six degrees of freedom of motion precise to within microns of motion. Precision linear stages along with precision linear motors, encoders, and controls provide a robotics system. The motors can be positioned in a remote location by incorporating a set of bellows on the motors and can be connected through a computer controller that will allow one to be a master and the other one to be a slave. Position information from the master can be used to control the slave. Forces of interaction of the slave with its environment can be reflected back to the motor control of the master to provide a sense of force sensed by the slave. Forces import onto the master by the operator can be fed back into the control of the slave to reduce the forces required to move it.

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