High precision detector robot arm system

Title: High precision detector robot arm system

A method and high precision robot arm system are provided, for example, for X-ray nanodiffraction with an X-ray nanoprobe. The robot arm system includes duo-vertical-stages and a kinematic linkage system. A two-dimensional (2D) vertical plane ultra-precision robot arm supporting an X-ray detector provides positioning and manipulating of the X-ray detector. A vertical support for the 2D vertical plane robot arm includes spaced apart rails respectively engaging a first bearing structure and a second bearing structure carried by the 2D vertical plane robot arm.

Inventors:: Shu, Deming; Chu, Yong

Issue Date:: 2017-01-31

OSTI Identifier:: 1341888

Assignee:: U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC) ANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,557,282

Application Number:: 14/303,149

Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 12

Research Org:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 42 ENGINEERING

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Other works cited in this record:

Optomechanical structure for a multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument
patent, February 2008

Shu, Deming; Maser, Jorg; Lai, Barry
US Patent Document 7,331,714
URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/7331714

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