Kinetic-poles angular co-ordinates positioning system
OwnerPrasad Herur VENKATESHA MURTHYinventor
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Abstract
A co-ordinates system used to express the location of a point-on-a-plane with a set of two variables in a two-dimensional (2D) system or a point-in-space with a set of three variables in a three-dimensional (3D) system. Both the two-dimensional (2D) and the three-dimensional (3D) KPACS of the present invention offer several advantages over other linear and quasi-linear co-ordinates systems such as Cartesian co-ordinates systems, polar co-ordinates systems, and spherical co-ordinates systems.
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A 2-dimensional kinetic-poles angular co-ordinates positioning system (KPACPS) of FIG. 31 and FIG. 32, the said system realized from a 2-dimensional kinetic-poles angular co-ordinates system (KPACS), comprising of various appropriately arranged interconnected functional blocks namely, a machine frame block, a DC power block, an external interface block, a primary co-ordinate block, a secondary co-ordinate block, and a work tool assembly, wherein:
- a) the machine frame block comprises a machine frame (31.17) and a top plate (31.16) suitably fastened to top of the machine frame;
- b) the DC power block comprises a suitable DC power supply (31.19) suitably mounted on the top plate;
- c) the external interface block comprises a command and data processor with a communication port (31.18) suitably mounted on the top plate;
- d) the primary co-ordinate block comprises a primary motor (31.1) along with a primary motor shaft (31.3) suitably mounted at the center of the top plate and perpendicular to the KPACPS plane, a suitable primary motor controller-cum-driver (31.2) suitably mounted on the top plate, a primary optical homing sensor (31.4) suitably mounted on the top plate in such a manner that it is aligned to 0° of 2-dimensional KPACPS plane, a primary optical homing sensor interrupter (31.5) suitably mounted on the primary motor shaft, a primary slip ring (31.6) suitably mounted on the primary motor shaft, and a primary plate (31.7) suitably mounted at its center on the primary motor shaft;
- e) the secondary co-ordinate block comprises a secondary motor (31.14) along with its secondary motor shaft (31.15) suitably mounted at the center of the primary plate and perpendicular to the KPACPS plane, a suitable secondary motor controller-cum-driver (31.13) suitably mounted on the primary plate, a secondary optical homing sensor (31.11) suitably mounted on the primary plate, a secondary optical homing sensor interrupter (31.12) suitably mounted on the secondary motor shaft, a secondary slip ring (31.6) suitably mounted on the secondary motor shaft, and a secondary arm (31.9) suitably mounted on the secondary motor shaft and perpendicular to the motor shaft;
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- f) The work tool assembly (31.8) comprises a suitable work tool and work tool controller-cum-driver suitably mounted on the secondary arm such that the work tool is perpendicular to the 2-dimensional KPACPS plane;
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- g) the DC power block whose ac input terminals are connected to an AC mains power and whose DC output terminals are connected to DC power wherein input terminals of the primary motor controller-cum-driver, the primary homing sensor, the external interface block, and the DC power terminals of the primary slip ring stator which extend to corresponding DC power terminals of the primary slip ring rotor and in turn connected to secondary DC power terminals of the secondary slip ring stator which extend to the corresponding DC power terminals of the secondary slip ring rotor, supplies the required DC power to static parts of the system and to rotating parts of the secondary co-ordinate block and the work tool assembly through the primary and secondary slip rings stators;
- h) the primary motor shaft of the primary motor capable of bi-directional rotation such as a stepper motor or a servo motor is selected depending on the application requirements serves as the primary kinetic pole p of 2-dimensional KPACS and the primary motor shaft's bi-directional rotational motion serves as the bi-directional rotational motion of the primary kinetic pole p of 2-dimensional KPACS;
- i) the primary motor controller-cum-driver is selected depending on the choice of the primary motor and connected to the primary motor for controlling the direction of rotation, angle of rotation, acceleration, and speed of rotation of the primary motor shaft whose angular position serves as a primary angular position ap of a primary kinetic pole p of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- j) the primary optical homing sensor connected to the primary motor controller-cum-driver provides the primary homing signal whenever it is interrupted by a primary optical homing sensor interrupter rotating along with the primary motor shaft thus enabling setting the angular position of the primary motor shaft to its homing position which represents the primary angular reference αp0=0° of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- k) the primary slip ring connected to the DC power supply and the primary motor controller-cum-driver enables extension of DC power, internal communication bus, and other signals to the secondary co-ordinate block and the work tool assembly;
- I) the primary plate provides mechanical connectivity from the primary co-ordinate block to the secondary co-ordinate block so that it revolves around the rotating primary motor shaft which serves as the primary kinetic pole p of the 2-dimensional KPACS thereby serving as the primary kinetic force fp of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- m) the secondary motor shaft of the secondary motor capable of bi-directional rotation such as a stepper motor or a servo motor is selected depending on the application requirements serves as the secondary kinetic pole s of the 2-dimensional KPACS and the secondary motor shaft's bi-directional rotational motion serves as the bi-directional rotational motion of the secondary kinetic pole s of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- n) the secondary motor controller-cum-driver is selected depending on the choice of secondary motor and is connected to the secondary motor for controlling the direction of rotation, angle of rotation, acceleration, and speed of rotation of secondary motor shaft whose angular position serves as the secondary angular position as of the secondary kinetic pole s of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- o) the secondary optical homing sensor connected to the secondary motor controller-cum-driver provides the secondary homing signal whenever it is interrupted by the secondary optical homing sensor interrupter rotating along with the secondary motor shaft thus enabling setting the angular position of the secondary motor shaft to its homing position which represents the secondary angular reference αs0=0° of 2-dimensional KPACS;
- p) the secondary slip ring connected to the DC power supply via the primary slip ring and the secondary motor controller-cum-driver enables extension of DC power, internal communication bus, and other signals to the work tool controller-cum-driver;
- q) the secondary arm provides mechanical connectivity to the work tool so that it revolves around the rotating secondary motor shaft which serves as the secondary kinetic pole s of the 2-dimensional KPACS thereby serving as the secondary kinetic force fs of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- r) the work tool controller-cum-driver connected to the secondary slip ring drives the work tool, which serves as the locus L of the 2-dimensional KPACS, is mounted such that the axis of rotation of the primary motor shaft, the axis of rotation of the secondary motor shaft, and the axis of the work tool are parallel to each other and the axial distance between the axis of rotation of the primary motor shaft and the axis of rotation of the secondary motor shaft represents the magnitude mp of the primary kinetic force fp of the 2-dimensional KPACS and the axial distance between the axis of rotation of the secondary motor shaft and the axis of work tool represents the magnitude ms of the secondary kinetic force fs of the 2-dimensional KPACS;
- s) the work area of the 2-dimensional KPACPS is defined by a circular plane-of-interest of radius=mp+ms and situated such that a tip of the work tool when activated, lies on the work area and is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the primary motor shaft, the axis of rotation of the secondary motor shaft, and the axis of the work tool, and its center is on the axis of rotation of the primary motor shaft;
- t) the primary motor controller-cum-driver and the secondary motor controller-cum-driver are connected to the internal communication bus for communicating with the external interface block for continuous synchronized operation of the primary motor, the secondary motor and the work tool essential while carrying out any given work;
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- u) the command and data processor of the external interface block communicates through its communication port with an external command and data source such as a PLC or a CAD-CAM system to acquire and process vector data of a specific work and provide appropriate sequential commands and signals over the internal communication bus to other components of the 2-dimensional KPACPS connected on the internal communication bus for carrying out any given work.
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