Something similar to an ( aaaarrrrggghhhh) Xbox kinect. May work as well On Aug 23, 2017 4:22 AM, "andy pugh" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 23 August 2017 at 05:17, Dave Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A 3D laser tracker was part of the control scheme to track the actual > tool > > head location. > > That way standard rack could be used for the positioning mechanism and > the > > position could be corrected on the fly via the laser tracker. > > That might still be a good idea, because it seems that such a machine > might need to be modular, so units that are friction-drive on standard > rolled steel sections seems like a likely solution. > There will be some tyre-creep, but the laser (or acoustic) feedback > could correct it. > I heard of a system where you have a microphone in each corner of the > room and a "clicker" that is localised in space by clever acoustic > processing. > The application was measuring accelerometer positions when > instrumenting a car or van body. If you have ever "walked" a Faro arm > round a van body you would know why the system seemed attractive. > > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
