5 axis machine
Posted by
Elliot Burke
on 2002-04-18 18:10:35 UTC
This URL http://www.ai.mit.edu/~vona/publications/DMII2001.pdf
leads to a design concept where instead of stacking 5 axes, a cylinder is
used to provide combined rotation and translation.
Thus three stages are needed rather than five.
I wonder if conventional motors and encoders would work as well as the
exotic stuff being suggested for this design.
Elliot
leads to a design concept where instead of stacking 5 axes, a cylinder is
used to provide combined rotation and translation.
Thus three stages are needed rather than five.
I wonder if conventional motors and encoders would work as well as the
exotic stuff being suggested for this design.
Elliot