A SCALABLE AND OPEN SOURCE LINEAR POSITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLER

M. C. Medeiros, A. J. A. Fernandes, C. A. Teixeira, M. Graça Ruano

2009

Abstract

This paper is on the implementation of a dual axis positioning system controller. The system was designed to be used for space-dependent ultrasound signal acquisition problems, such as pressure field mapping. The work developed can be grouped in two main subjects: hardware and software. Each axis includes one stepper motor connected to a driver circuit, which is then connected to a processing unit. The graphical user interface is simple and clear for the user. The system resolution was computed as 127um with an accuracy of 2.44um. Although the target application is ultrasound signal acquisition, the controller can be applied to other devices that has up to four stepper motors. The application was developed as an open source software, thus it can be used or changed to fit different purposes.

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in Harvard Style

Medeiros M., Fernandes A., Teixeira C. and Ruano M. (2009). A SCALABLE AND OPEN SOURCE LINEAR POSITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLER . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111- 64-7, pages 410-413. DOI: 10.5220/0001549804100413


in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices09,
author={M. C. Medeiros and A. J. A. Fernandes and C. A. Teixeira and M. Graça Ruano},
title={A SCALABLE AND OPEN SOURCE LINEAR POSITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLER},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={410-413},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001549804100413},
isbn={978-989-8111- 64-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)
TI - A SCALABLE AND OPEN SOURCE LINEAR POSITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLLER
SN - 978-989-8111- 64-7
AU - Medeiros M.
AU - Fernandes A.
AU - Teixeira C.
AU - Ruano M.
PY - 2009
SP - 410
EP - 413
DO - 10.5220/0001549804100413