Reconfigurable Assembly Station for Precision Manufacture of Nuclear Fusion Ignition Targets
Abstract
This paper explores the design and testing of a reconfigurable assembly station developed for assembling the inertial confinement nuclear fusion ignition targets that will be fielded in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser [1]. The assembly station, referred to as the Flexible Final Assembly Machine (FlexFAM) and shown in Figure 1, is a companion system to the earlier Final Assembly Machine (FAM) [2]. Both machines consist of a manipulator system integrated with an optical coordinate measuring machine (OCMM). The manipulator system has six groups of stacked axis used to manipulate the millimeter-sized target components with submicron precision, and utilizes the same force and torque feedback sensing as the FAM. Real-time dimensional metrology is provided by the OCMM's vision system and through-the-lens (TTL) laser-based height measuring probe. The manually actuated manipulator system of the FlexFAM provides a total of thirty degrees-of-freedom to the target components being assembled predominantly in a cubic centimeter work zone.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 967283
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-CONF-416225
TRN: US0904341
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at: ASPE 24th Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, United States, Oct 04 - Oct 09, 2009
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; ACCURACY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DESIGN; FEEDBACK; IGNITION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LASERS; MANIPULATORS; TARGETS; TESTING; TORQUE; US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY
Citation Formats
Castro, C, Montesanti, R C, Taylor, J S, Hamza, A V, and Dzenitis, E G. Reconfigurable Assembly Station for Precision Manufacture of Nuclear Fusion Ignition Targets. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Castro, C, Montesanti, R C, Taylor, J S, Hamza, A V, & Dzenitis, E G. Reconfigurable Assembly Station for Precision Manufacture of Nuclear Fusion Ignition Targets. United States.
Castro, C, Montesanti, R C, Taylor, J S, Hamza, A V, and Dzenitis, E G. 2009.
"Reconfigurable Assembly Station for Precision Manufacture of Nuclear Fusion Ignition Targets". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/967283.
@article{osti_967283,
title = {Reconfigurable Assembly Station for Precision Manufacture of Nuclear Fusion Ignition Targets},
author = {Castro, C and Montesanti, R C and Taylor, J S and Hamza, A V and Dzenitis, E G},
abstractNote = {This paper explores the design and testing of a reconfigurable assembly station developed for assembling the inertial confinement nuclear fusion ignition targets that will be fielded in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser [1]. The assembly station, referred to as the Flexible Final Assembly Machine (FlexFAM) and shown in Figure 1, is a companion system to the earlier Final Assembly Machine (FAM) [2]. Both machines consist of a manipulator system integrated with an optical coordinate measuring machine (OCMM). The manipulator system has six groups of stacked axis used to manipulate the millimeter-sized target components with submicron precision, and utilizes the same force and torque feedback sensing as the FAM. Real-time dimensional metrology is provided by the OCMM's vision system and through-the-lens (TTL) laser-based height measuring probe. The manually actuated manipulator system of the FlexFAM provides a total of thirty degrees-of-freedom to the target components being assembled predominantly in a cubic centimeter work zone.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/967283},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}