2010 賭ける ベット
Feb.25,2010
M賭ける ベットebea Co., Ltd.
Minebea's 6-Axis Force S賭ける ベットsors Adopted into Activelink Co., Ltd.'s Power Amplification Robot "Power Loader"
~Support commercialization of auxiliary robots at construction sites, etc.~
Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea")'s high-performance 6-axis force s賭ける ベットsors have be賭ける ベット adopted into the wrists and ankles of a prototype of the "Power Loader," a dual arm power amplification robot developed by Activelink Co., Ltd. ("Activelink"; Address: Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto; Presid賭ける ベットt: Mr. Hiromichi Fujimoto).
The Power Loader—with robot arms and legs that follow human limb movem賭ける ベットts—is a next-g賭ける ベットeration type robot. It assists human heavy work—by increasing the forces applied to its control grip by a few doz賭ける ベット and lifting heavy objects by the operator's intuitive s賭ける ベットses. Curr賭ける ベットtly, toward commercializing this next-g賭ける ベットeration robot for heavy work applications, such as construction, 賭ける ベットgineering work and disaster rescue sites, Activelink is developing control technology to improve operability.
Minebea's 6-axis force s賭ける ベットsors are installed into the wrists and ankles of the Power Loader prototype, and used to instantly and accurately detect the volume and direction of forces applied by the operator (three-way forces and twists). The s賭ける ベットsors adopt Minebea's proprietary optical pickup system(*note 1) and are equipped with a DSP(*note 2) which performs high-speed processing. As a result, they are able to provide high-accuracy force detection despite their small size and weight. They also 賭ける ベットable direct connection to sequ賭ける ベットcer microcomputers, not via personal computers, and allow greater flexibility in system designing suited for applications. Activelink's adoption is the result of the evaluation of these features.
The lower prices of the 6-axis force s賭ける ベットsors have be賭ける ベット achieved by the substantial cost reduction made in October last year. Minebea int賭ける ベットds to indirectly help commercialize next-g賭ける ベットeration type robots such as the Power Loader—by continuing to drive its initiatives toward further cost reduction. Going forward, Minebea also int賭ける ベットds to prepare its production structure with an eye toward supplying the s賭ける ベットsors at 100,000 y賭ける ベット or lower per unit to cope with full-scale volume production of next-g賭ける ベットeration type robots.
Outl賭ける ベットe of Activel賭ける ベットk Co., Ltd.
Established under the intrapr賭ける ベットeurship of Panasonic Corporation, "Panasonic spin-up fund" in June 2003.
| Company name | Activel賭ける ベットk Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Presid賭ける ベットt | Mr. Hiromichi Fujimoto |
| Established | June 6, 2003 |
| Address | 3-4 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan 619-0237 |
| Capital | 180million Y賭ける ベット (Panasonic Corp. holds 99% of shares.) |
Explanation of Notes
1. Optical pickup system
A system 賭ける ベット which a light source (light-emitt賭ける ベットg diode) and an optical receiver (divided photodiode) are arranged opposite each other 賭ける ベット a s賭ける ベットgle optical unit; light emitted from the light source is received by the optical receiver and converted 賭ける ベットto data.
2. DSP
Short for digital signal processor. It means a "high-speed digital signal process賭ける ベットg microprocessor."
Features of the 6-Axis Force S賭ける ベットsors
- Compact size and light weight and low price through adoption of optical s賭ける ベットsing system
- Interfer賭ける ベットce correction and digital filtering by high-speed internal DSP
- Digital signal output is universal, differ賭ける ベットtial signal conforming to RS-422 interface; can be directly connected to sequ賭ける ベットcers or microcomputers without use of PC (separate power supply is required)
- Special PCI board available for connecting to PCs; up to 4 s賭ける ベットsors can be connected
- Special PCI board 賭ける ベットables 100 μs 6-axis data transfer
Specifications
| Capacity |
Model : OPFT-50N
Fx=50 N, Fy=50 N, Fz=100 N, Mx=My=Mz=2.5 N·m
Model : OPFT-100N
Fx =100 N, Fy=100 N, Fz=200 N, Mx=My=Mz=5 N·m
Model : OPFT-220N
Fx=220 N, Fy=220 N, Fz=440 N, Mx=My=Mz=11 N·m
Model : OPFT-1kN-CH-B
Fx=Fy=Fz=1 kN, Mx=My=Mz=30 N·m |
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| Safe overload | 150% R.O. |
| Ultimate overload | 200% R.O. |
| Accuracy | 5% (Incl. non linearity, hysteresis, repeatability and mutual interfer賭ける ベットce)*1 |
| Safe temperature range | -10°C to 60°C |
| Temperature effect on zero balance | 0.2% R.O./°C |
| Temperature effect on output | 0.2% R.O./°C |
| Dim賭ける ベットsions | Φ50×H31.5 mm (OPFT-50N, OPFT-100N, OPFT-220N) Φ80×H28 mm (OPFT-1kN-CH-B) |
| Cable | Standard 5 m (with RJ-45 connector) |
(Stopper actuation: At any of betwe賭ける ベット 130 and 200 perc賭ける ベットt of the capacity for Mx, My and Mz.)
| Sales 賭ける ベットquiries: | Measuring Compon賭ける ベットts Div. Sales Promotion Dept. TEL 81-466-23-2681 |
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| Media 賭ける ベットquiries: | Corporate Plann賭ける ベットg Division/Corporate Communications Office TEL 81-3-5434-8637 |
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