A Three-Dimensional Spatiotemporal Sensor by Means of a Heterogeneous Biaxial Camera System

Abstract:

The capabilities of a biaxial camera system to verify control loops are investigated here with the verification of a Cartesian robot. The biaxial camera system will serve in the future as a tool to investigate the three-dimensional trajectories of insects, projectiles and other airborne devices. Three-dimensional motion is measured by means of two cameras arranged at right angles to each other with a common focal point. Control loop instructions to the robot allow it to simulate a circular orbit. The control system for the Cartesian robot is documented. The biaxial camera system allows an elliptical least-squares minimization algorithm to be employed to measure the phenomenon produced by the Cartesian robot.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 162)
• Pages: 477-486
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.162.477
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Max Blanco, Laurent Malaterre
• Keywords: Biaxial Camera Sensor, Cartesian Robot, Elliptical Least-Squares Fit, Experimental Verification of Control Loop, Intelligent Control Systems

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