• DocumentCode
    2449532
  • Title

    A laser tracking system for a hot moving ingot

  • Author

    Su, Zhenwei ; Rowlands, Hefin ; John, Dave

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Textile Ind., Univ. of Leeds, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-18 Oct. 2001
  • Firstpage
    623
  • Abstract
    Tracking a hot moving ingot in the metallurgy industries is a difficult task, due to the high temperature and the large scale of the furnace. Based upon the investigation of currently available techniques, in this paper, a laser tracking system which consists of two laser range finders, an electronic slider and a computer is presented. The system can be used online for tracking the position and orientation of a moving ingot up to 100 m with accuracy of 3.8 mm. In addition, the software provides curve plotting, file management and inquiry functions.
  • Keywords
    materials handling; metallurgical industries; position control; tracking; curve plotting; electronic slider; laser range finders; laser tracking system; metallurgy industries; moving ingot; Current measurement; Educational institutions; Electromagnetic measurements; Furnaces; Large-scale systems; Metals industry; Temperature; Textile industry; Tracking; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Antibes-Juan les Pins, France
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7241-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ETFA.2001.997743
  • Filename
    997743