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dc.creatorBradham, Michael John
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T22:30:47Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T22:30:47Z
dc.date.created1993
dc.date.issued1993
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1993-THESIS-B799
dc.descriptionDue to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.en
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en
dc.description.abstractThis work describes a measurement and control strategy for both position and orientation alignment between two objects. The automated alignment system, described herein, employs a reflective, passive ( requiring no power ) target and includes a PC-based imaging system and one camera mounted on a six degree of freedom robot. The system detects and corrects for misalignment in three transitional and three rotational directions by employing the Targeting and Reflective Alignment Concept (TRAC), which simplifies alignment by decoupling translational and rotational alignment control. The concept uses information on the cameras and the target s relative position based on video feedback from the camera. These relative positions are converted into alignment errors and minimized by motions of the robot. The system is robust to erogenous lighting by virtue of a subtraction algorithm which enables the camera to only see the target. These capabilities are realized with relatively minimal financial and computational expense.en
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.rightsThis thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use.en
dc.subjectmechanical engineering.en
dc.subjectMajor mechanical engineering.en
dc.titleSix degree of freedom automated alignment using a passive, smart targeten
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinemechanical engineeringen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
dc.type.genrethesisen
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