Newport offers hexapod suitable for complex motion applications
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Hexapod
Newport’s hexapod is suitable for complex motion applications that involve high loads and require accuracies in up to six independent axes.
The unit enables six degrees of movement — X, Y, Z, pitch, roll and yaw — and is driven by six improved versions of Newport’s DC servomotor-driven LTA actuators.
A specific HXP100-ELEC controller is supplied with the hexapod and masters synchronised transformations from Cartesian input co-ordinates to the motion of the hexapod legs.
It also features instrument grade inputs/outputs, hardware-based input triggers, event triggers, high-speed data acquisition, fast TCP/IP communication and an integrated TCL programming language for onboard processes.
Additionally, the hexapod’s XPS controller enables users to select a virtual pivot point for all rotations.
Key features
- Anti-friction coated spherical joints provide high rigidity
- The XPS controller can be used to relocate the pivot point or the entire co-ordinate system
- Two user-definable co-ordinate systems — tool (moves with the hexapod) and work (stationary co-ordinate systems)
- Both systems can enable incremental displacements in Cartesian co-ordinates
- Positions can be calculated from one system to another by a function call
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