A 3D Sensor Based on a Profilometrical Approach

An improved method which considers the use of Fourier and wavelet transform based analysis to infer and extract 3D information from an object by fringe projection on it is presented. This method requires a single image which contains a sinusoidal white light fringe pattern projected on it, and this pattern has a known spatial frequency and its information is used to avoid any discontinuities in the fringes with high frequency. Several computer simulations and experiments have been carried out to verify the analysis. The comparison between numerical simulations and experiments has proved the validity of this proposed method

Positioning of a 3-degrees-of-freedom robot with pneumatic actuators

Interest in the use of pneumatic actuators has become increasingly significant, especially because of the potential benefits of employing clean energies. There are previous works related to this project; some made abroad that innovates in control methods but only in specific applications, and others in Mexico that progressively increase the complexity of the system. In this paper the difficulty of a generic threedegrees-of-freedom (DoF) robot arm control is tested, searching for the most efficient method to reproduce the positioning of the final effector (a griper) accurately. Furthermore, the ambitious goal of the project is to adequately develop an algorithm capable of being properly adjusted to any multipurpose robot system with pneumatic actuators. It is carefully considered the various non-linearities of the system. This work relied mostly on intelligent control techniques and modern programmable devices, the intention is to achieve similar or better results than previous projects. The possible combination of intelligent and even classical control can reasonably achieve the estimated conclusion, the first being flexible for developing robust design for non-linear systems