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http://dx.doi.org/10.5302/J.ICROS.2016.15.0158

Design of Smart Three-Axis Force Sensor  

Lee, Kyung-Jun (Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering(ERI), Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Hyeon-Min (Robot Plus Co. Ltd., Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Gab-Soon (Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering(ERI), Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems / v.22, no.3, 2016 , pp. 226-232 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes the design of a smart three-axis force sensor for measuring forces Fx, Fy and Fz. The smart three-axis force sensor is composed of a three-axis force sensor, a force-measuring device, housing and a cover, where the three-axis force sensor and the force-measuring device are inside the housing and the cover. The measuring device measures forces Fx, Fy and Fz from the three-axis force sensor, and calculates the resultant force using the measured forces, and then sends the resultant force and forces to a PC or other controller using RS-485 communication. The repeatability error and the non-linearity error of the smart three-axis force sensor are less than 0.03%, and the interference error of the sensor is less than 0.87%. It is thought that the sensor can be used for measuring forces in a robot, automatic systems and so on.
Keywords
smart sensor; three-axis force sensor; interference error; strain gage; rated output; repeatability error; no-linearity error;
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