High-Precision Visual Servoing for the Neutron Diffractometer STRESS-SPEC at MLZ

Landesberger  M, Kedilioglu O, Wang  L, Gan  W, Kornmeier  JR, Reitelshöfer S, Franke J, Hofmann  M (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Sensors MDPI

Book Volume: 24

Article Number: 2703

Journal Issue: 9

DOI: 10.3390/s24092703

Abstract

With neutron diffraction, the local stress and texture of metallic components can be analyzed non-destructively. For both, highly accurate positioning of the sample is essential, requiring the measurement at the same sample location from different directions. Current sample-positioning systems in neutron diffraction instruments combine XYZ tables and Eulerian cradles to enable the accurate six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) handling of samples. However, these systems are not flexible enough. The choice of the rotation center and their range of motion are limited. Industrial six-axis robots have the necessary flexibility, but they lack the required absolute accuracy. This paper proposes a visual servoing system consisting of an industrial six-axis robot enhanced with a high-precision multi-camera tracking system. Its goal is to achieve an absolute positioning accuracy of better than (Formula presented.) m. A digital twin integrates various data sources from the instrument and the sample in order to enable a fully automatic measurement procedure. This system is also highly relevant for other kinds of processes that require the accurate and flexible handling of objects and tools, e.g., robotic surgery or industrial printing on 3D surfaces.

Authors with CRIS profile

Oguz Kedilioglu Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS) Sebastian Reitelshöfer Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS) Jörg Franke Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS)

Additional Organisation(s)

Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET)

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Landesberger , M., Kedilioglu, O., Wang , L., Gan , W., Kornmeier , J.R., Reitelshöfer, S.,... Hofmann , M. (2024). High-Precision Visual Servoing for the Neutron Diffractometer STRESS-SPEC at MLZ. Sensors, 24(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092703

MLA:

Landesberger , Martin, et al. "High-Precision Visual Servoing for the Neutron Diffractometer STRESS-SPEC at MLZ." Sensors 24.9 (2024).

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