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From: rstevew@armory.com (Richard Steven Walz)
Subject: Re: Robotic Wrist (Lasers)
Cc: dforal@abq-ros.com
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Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 14:00:52 GMT
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In article <09159SNDHLKSRTPWUOW@abq-ros.com>,  <dforal@abq-ros.com> wrote:
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>I am in need of a two axis wrist that can propagate a high power laser 
>beam through it.  I can not use fiber-optics (using a CO2 laser), so 
>need a design that can accurately turn the beam through each joint.  
>Beam diameter is to be approx. 0.25".  Accuracy requirements are 
>approximately 0.1 degrees.  One joint will be a roll joint, the other a 
>pitch/yaw joint.  Range of motion is 360 degrees on the roll joint, 
>approx +/- 45 degrees on the pitch/yaw joint.  I am currently in process 
>of designing this wrist myself, but if anyone has had experience with 
>this type of design or knows of a company that can supply this type of 
>wrist , please let me know.  Thanks in advance.
>
>Dave Foral
>Sandia National Labs
>rdforal@sandia.gov
>dforal@abq-ros.com
>dforal@aol.com
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Dave; Consult a medical supply house as podiatrists use these all the time
with CO2 lasers for cautery/excision. They are accurate metal tubes with
rotational joints and 45 degree first surface high reflectivity mirrors.
-Steve Walz   rstevew@armory.com

