A Multi-Axis Seam Tracking sensor for joining applications
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OSTI ID:10191872
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Rocketdyne Div.
This paper describes the development and use of the Multi-Axis Seam Tracking (MAST) sensor for tracking seams or other features in real-time. Four independent, spatially-distributed electric fields are used to sense changes in the relative position of the sensor and the workpiece. The MAST sensor is very inexpensive compared with commercially available seam tracking sensors. It can be used in systems to perform cost-effective small-lot manufacturing operations in a faster, more consistent manner. The MAST sensor is used in an automated system for dispensing braze paste during a rocket nozzle fabrication process.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10191872
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-93-2338C; CONF-931234-2; ON: DE94002041; BR: GB0103012
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Welding Society international conference on modeling and control of joining processes,Orlando, FL (United States),8-10 Dec 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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