• DocumentCode
    485998
  • Title

    Ultrasonic Sensors in Robotic Seam Tracking

  • Author

    Gunnarsson, K.T. ; Prinz, F.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    6-8 June 1984
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    A seam tracking system for application in robotic arc welding using an ultrasonic sensor has been developed. The acoustic sensing system obtains range information between the sensor and the workpiece. Real time surface characterization and the calculation of the torch path is performed on an LSI 11/23 microprocessor, interfaced to the controller of an Advanced Robotics Corporation, Cyro 725 robot.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic pulses; Acoustic sensors; Acoustic signal detection; Acoustic transducers; Piezoelectric transducers; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Surface acoustic waves; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference, 1984
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4788352