Material or article handling – Vertically swinging load support – Grab
Patent
1985-12-05
1989-02-28
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Vertically swinging load support
Grab
901 9, 901 47, 356152, B65B 2102
Patent
active
048080640
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides for precision micropositioning of a robotic structure. The micropositioning system includes a number of angular encoders indicating the angular orientations of various robotic elements with respect to one another and optical devices measuring the actual deflection of load bearing arm portions of the robotic structure. A separate optical device may be attached to each load bearing arm of the robotic structure. The optical device includes a target to be disposed at one end of the load bearing arms and an optical detecting system to be disposed at opposing ends of the load bearing arms. The target includes a plurality of light sources generally disposed in a plane and at least one light source disposed outside the plane. The optical detecting system includes first and second linear detector arrays adjacently disposed with longitudinal axes perpendicularly oriented. Each array senses target motion along a single line parallel to its longitudinal axis. An imaging lens and a cylindrical lens are provided for each array to focus images from the target light sources into lines oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the respective arrays. A portion of these images will remain focused on the detector arrays despite relative motion of the target perpendicular to the respective axes of the arrays. The optical detecting system resolves translational displacement of a target and associated robotic arm end along with pivotal changes in the orientations of the target and robotic arm end.
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Doyle Jennifer L.
Odetics, Inc.
Spar Robert J.
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