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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2001.997743
