• DocumentCode
    800065
  • Title

    An Optical Sensor for Real-Time Positioning, Tracking, and Teaching of Industrial Robots

  • Author

    Shoham, Moshe ; Fainman, Yeshayahu ; Lenz, Ehud

  • Author_Institution
    The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    5/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Lastpage
    163
  • Abstract
    A real-time optical sensor has been integrated into a robot end effector. The sensor consists of a four-element position sensing spot, detector and can control a robot motion in two dimensions (two translational axes or translational and rotational axes). Analogical detection and signal analysis ensure fast response of the sensing system. The detecting system has been connected to the ``Unimation-Puma 600´´ robot, through its manual teach box, thus different tasks such as real-time path tracking, spot positioning, and teaching can be achieved. The sensor is simple in design and consequently inexpensive.
  • Keywords
    Detectors; Education; Educational robots; End effectors; Motion control; Motion detection; Optical sensors; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Service robots;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0046
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIE.1984.350062
  • Filename
    4158517