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6-Axis Force Plate Robotic Arm

A customer wants to measure the reaction forces of their robotic arm for safety purposes. The reaction loads occur at the robotic arm’s base, therefore, they need a force measurement system at the base of the robotic arm.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    A customer wants to measure the reaction forces of their robotic arm for safety purposes. The reaction loads occur at the robotic arm’s base, therefore, they need a force measurement system at the base of the robotic arm.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface suggests using their force plate option to install at the base of the robotic arm. Four 3-Axis Force Load Cells are installed between two force plates, then installed at the bottom of the arm. This creates one large 6-Axis Force Plate. The sensors force data is recorded and displayed through the two BX8 Multi-Channel Bridge Amplifier and Data Acquisition Systems onto the customer’s PC or laptop.

  • Results

    Interface’s 6-Axis Force Plate was able to successfully measure the reaction forces of the customer’s robotic arm.

Materials


  • Four 3-Axis Force Load Cells
  • Mounting Plates
  • Two BX8 Multi-Channel Bridge Amplifier and Data Acquisition System with supplied software
  • Robotic Arm
  • Customer’s PC or Laptop

How it Works


  1. Four 3-Axis Force Load Cells (creating one 6-Axis Force Plate) are installed between two metal plates, creating a force plate option.
  2. The 6-Axis Force Plate is installed at the base of the robotic arm.
  3. Reaction forces from the robotic arm are measured and recorded using the two BX8 Multi-Channel Bridge Amplifier and Data Acquisition Modules which can then be logged, graphed, and displayed on the customer’s PC or laptop when connected.

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Products Used in this App Note

Mounting Plates

BX8-HD15 BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System for Discreet Sensors with Lab Enclosure