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Real Time Robot Tracking System with Two Independent Lasers

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In this paper we propose a control algorithm using two independent lasers and CCD camera for the 2D trajectory tracking. Using this algorithm, the real time trajectory tracking of an articulated robot arm can be realized with some conditions imposed on the robot end effector.

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Ghenaim, A., Koncar, V., Benamar, S., Chouar, A. (1994). Real Time Robot Tracking System with Two Independent Lasers. In: Asama, H., Fukuda, T., Arai, T., Endo, I. (eds) Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68275-2_7

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