Title :
Optoelectronic proximity sensor for robotics applications
Author :
Marques, Lino ; Castro, Daniel ; Nunes, Urbano ; de Almeida, A.T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Syst. & Robotics, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
This paper describes an optoelectronic proximity and orientation sensor. We present the sensor modelling and real and simulated results. The sensor is composed by a light emitter and an array of photodetectors that measure the intensity of reflected light on a surface. In this paper we describe the application of this sensor in object prehension tasks performed by a robotic gripper
Keywords :
arrays; distance measurement; light emitting diodes; manipulators; optical sensors; optical variables measurement; optoelectronic devices; photodetectors; servomechanisms; LED; light emitter; object prehension tasks; optoelectronic orientation sensor; optoelectronic proximity sensor; photodetector array; reflected light intensity measurement; robotic gripper; robotics applications; sensor modelling; servo gripper; simulated results; Infrared sensors; Light emitting diodes; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photodetectors; Robot sensing systems; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Tactile sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1996. MELECON '96., 8th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3109-5
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1996.551197
