Design of a micro-autonomous robot for use in astronomical instruments

W.A. Cochrane; Xichun Luo; Tee Lim; W.D. Taylor; H. Schnetler

doi:10.1080/15599612.2012.700550

Design of a micro-autonomous robot for use in astronomical instruments

W.A. Cochrane, Xichun Luo, Tee Lim, W.D. Taylor, H. Schnetler

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A Micro-Autonomous Positioning System (MAPS) has been developed using micro-autonomous robots for the deployment of small mirrors within multi-object astronomical instruments for use on the next generation ground-based telescopes. The micro-autonomous robot is a two-wheel differential drive robot with a footprint of approximately 20 × 20 mm. The robot uses two brushless DC Smoovy motors with 125:1 planetary gearheads for positioning the mirror. This article describes the various elements of the overall system and in more detail the various robot designs. Also described in this article is the build and test of the most promising design, proving that micro-autonomous robot technology can be used in precision controlled applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-212
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Optomechatronics
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15599612.2012.700550
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Micro-Autonomous Positioning System
robot technology

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