Optical rotary position encoder
    1.
    发明授权
    Optical rotary position encoder 失效
    光学旋转位置编码器

    公开(公告)号:US06399940B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09309398

    申请日:1999-05-10

    IPC分类号: G01D534

    CPC分类号: G01D5/3473 G01D5/34715

    摘要: The present invention recognizes that the limiting structures to size reduction for an optical encoder were the laser diode/photo diode package and the photodetector with amplifier package(s). The invention includes removing the discrete components from the laser diode cover package and mounting the much smaller discrete components on a base framework. The photodetector with amplifier package of the invention have an altered photodetector/amplifier geometry including shortening the leads between them. This resulted in significant size reduction of the encoder, a reduction in required gain and resulting increase in bandwidth. The entire base framework is temperature cooled by disposing two thermo-electric coolers between the base framework and an adjacent heat sink. Such positioning of the two coolers between the base framework and it's adjacent heat sink stabilizes both the laser diode's and the photo detector's outputs. In addition this novel design stabilizes the entire footprint/base of the encoder from thermal effects, whatever their origin.

    摘要翻译: 本发明认识到光学编码器的尺寸减小的限制结构是激光二极管/光电二极管封装和具有放大器封装的光电检测器。 本发明包括从激光二极管封装封装中去除分立组件,并将更小的分立组件安装在基架上。 具有本发明的放大器封装的光电检测器具有改变的光电检测器/放大器几何形状,包括缩短它们之间的引线。 这导致编码器的显着尺寸减小,所需增益的减少和带宽的增加。 整个基座框架通过在基座框架和相邻的散热器之间设置两个热电冷却器进行温度冷却。 两个冷却器在基座框架及其相邻散热器之间的这种定位稳定了激光二极管和光电检测器的输出。 此外,这种新颖的设计使编码器的整个占地面积/基数均不受热效应的影响,无论其起源如何。

    Method and apparatus for realtime remote robotics command
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for realtime remote robotics command 失效
    实时远程机器人命令的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6126373A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-03

    申请号:US994103

    申请日:1997-12-19

    CPC分类号: G06F3/014 B25J13/02

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for controlling a remote device using a command glove system are disclosed. An apparatus for controlling a device is arranged to be at least partially supported on and operated by a human appendage. The apparatus is further arranged to transmit signals to and receive signals from the device, and includes a positioning assembly mounted on the human appendage. The positioning assembly is arranged to respond to motions of the human appendage, and also transmits position signals that are used to control the device. The apparatus includes a braking assembly which is arranged to resist motion of the positioning assembly, and responds to resistance signals received from the device. The apparatus also includes a sense effecting assembly which transforms haptic signals received from the device into sensations felt by the human appendage.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用命令手套系统来控制远程设备的方法和装置。 一种用于控制装置的装置被布置成至少部分地支撑在人类附属物上并由其操作。 该装置还被布置成向装置发送信号并从装置接收信号,并且包括安装在人的附属物上的定位组件。 定位组件被布置为响应人的附属物的运动,并且还发送用于控制装置的位置信号。 该装置包括制动组件,该制动组件被布置成抵抗定位组件的运动,并响应从该装置接收的电阻信号。 该装置还包括感测效果组件,其将从装置接收到的触觉信号转换成由人类附属物感觉到的感觉。