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! Description
 
! Description
 
! Link
 
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| AE
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| Stands for "Abtriebencoder", which is an output encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted at the gear rather than at the motor.
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| https://www.igus.co.uk/product/14792
 
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| A1, A2, A3...
 
| A1, A2, A3...
| Robot axes (same as J1, J2, J3,...): A1 would be the first axis counting from the base of the robot.
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| Robot axes (same as J1, J2, J3,...): A1 would be the first axis/joint counting from the base of the robot.
 
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| backlash
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| synonymous with gear play.
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering)
 
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| CAN bus
 
| CAN bus
| Controller Area Network
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| Controller Area Network bus
 
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus
 
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus
 
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| CPRog
 
| CPRog
| CPRog: 3D Robot Programming with a graphical Program Editor
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| 3D robot programming and control software with graphical program editor
 
| http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/cprog.html
 
| http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/cprog.html
 
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| DIO
 
| DIO
| Digital Input/Output
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| Digital input/output
 
| [[Digital_Inputs_/_Outputs]]
 
| [[Digital_Inputs_/_Outputs]]
 
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| DOF
 
| DOF
| Degrees of Freedom
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| Degrees of Freedom / the number of robot joints or axes.
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_freedom
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| J1, J2, J3,...
 
| J1, J2, J3,...
| Robot joints (same as A1, A2, A3): J1 would be the first joint counting from the base of the robot.  
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| Robot joints (same as A1, A2, A3): J1 would be the first joint/axis counting from the base of the robot.  
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| gear play
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| synonymous with backlash
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering)
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| ME
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| Motor encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted directly at the motor
 
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| PLC
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| Programmable Logic Controller
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller
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| ROS
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| Robot Operating System
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| http://www.ros.org
 
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| SRA
 
| SRA
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| http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/sra.html
 
| http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/sra.html
 
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| ROS
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| TinyCtrl
| Robot Operating System
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| CPR Robot control software for embedded linux computers
| www.ros.org
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| https://www.cpr-robots.com/products/tinyctrl.html
 
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Latest revision as of 08:23, 6 June 2018

Name Description Link
AE Stands for "Abtriebencoder", which is an output encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted at the gear rather than at the motor. https://www.igus.co.uk/product/14792
A1, A2, A3... Robot axes (same as J1, J2, J3,...): A1 would be the first axis/joint counting from the base of the robot.
backlash synonymous with gear play. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering)
CAN bus Controller Area Network bus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus
CPR Commonplace Robotics GmbH http://www.cpr-robots.com
CPRog 3D robot programming and control software with graphical program editor http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/cprog.html
DIO Digital input/output Digital_Inputs_/_Outputs
DOF Degrees of Freedom / the number of robot joints or axes.
J1, J2, J3,... Robot joints (same as A1, A2, A3): J1 would be the first joint/axis counting from the base of the robot.
gear play synonymous with backlash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering)
ME Motor encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted directly at the motor
PLC Programmable Logic Controller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller
ROS Robot Operating System http://www.ros.org
SRA Service Robot Arm http://www.cpr-robots.com/products/sra.html
TinyCtrl CPR Robot control software for embedded linux computers https://www.cpr-robots.com/products/tinyctrl.html