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Title: New six degree of freedom position sensor greatly improves flexible manufacturing -- but will manufacturers adapt?

Abstract

The manufacturing industry needs better multi-dimensional position sensors to keep pace with increased speed and capabilities of automated equipment and robots. The market for laser and vision sensors is growing at a rapid speed; however, most of the robot- mounted sensors are one or two dimensional, three dimensional at most, while the robotics industry has progressed to 6-axis machines, leaving a gross mismatch in its capability to perform and sense the required task. A new laser sensor provides information. on up to six degrees of position, enabling robots to sense as well as it can physically manipulate, and opening the door to vast improvements in flexible manufacturing. To expedite these improvements, the manufacturing industry should take a lead and not let an outdated norm hinder implementation.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
672336
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-130046
ON: DE98058620
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2 Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; MANUFACTURING; EQUIPMENT; ROBOTS; LASERS

Citation Formats

Vann, C. S., LLNL. New six degree of freedom position sensor greatly improves flexible manufacturing -- but will manufacturers adapt?. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/672336.
Vann, C. S., LLNL. New six degree of freedom position sensor greatly improves flexible manufacturing -- but will manufacturers adapt?. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/672336
Vann, C. S., LLNL. 1998. "New six degree of freedom position sensor greatly improves flexible manufacturing -- but will manufacturers adapt?". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/672336. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/672336.
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abstractNote = {The manufacturing industry needs better multi-dimensional position sensors to keep pace with increased speed and capabilities of automated equipment and robots. The market for laser and vision sensors is growing at a rapid speed; however, most of the robot- mounted sensors are one or two dimensional, three dimensional at most, while the robotics industry has progressed to 6-axis machines, leaving a gross mismatch in its capability to perform and sense the required task. A new laser sensor provides information. on up to six degrees of position, enabling robots to sense as well as it can physically manipulate, and opening the door to vast improvements in flexible manufacturing. To expedite these improvements, the manufacturing industry should take a lead and not let an outdated norm hinder implementation.},
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year = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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