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| AE | | AE | ||
| − | | Stands for " | + | | 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 | | 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. | + | | 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 | ||
| + | | synonymous with gear play. | ||
| + | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering) | ||
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| CAN bus | | CAN bus | ||
| − | | Controller Area Network | + | | Controller Area Network bus |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus | ||
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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. | + | | 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 | ||
| + | | synonymous with backlash | ||
| + | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlash_(engineering) | ||
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| ME | | ME | ||
| Motor encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted directly at the motor | | Motor encoder, i.e. an encoder mounted directly at the motor | ||
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| + | | PLC | ||
| + | | Programmable Logic Controller | ||
| + | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller | ||
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| + | | ROS | ||
| + | | Robot Operating System | ||
| + | | 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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| − | | | + | | TinyCtrl |
| − | | Robot | + | | CPR Robot control software for embedded linux computers |
| − | | | + | | https://www.cpr-robots.com/products/tinyctrl.html |
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Latest revision as of 08:23, 6 June 2018
| Name | Description | Link |
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| 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 |
