"Key Design Component for Surgical and Mobile Robots: Miniature Servo Drives"
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Chicago Chapter
Speaker: Dean Crumlish, Applications and Product Team Manager, Copley Controls
Date: Wed, January 13, 20201
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Title: Key Design Component for Surgical and Mobile Robots: Miniature Servo Drives
Abstract: The market for robotics is pushing the servo drive from an external robot controller to an integrated robotic servo joint. The once centralized requirements, functions, and features are now being pushed into the servo joint with increased responsibilities. Aside from working with haptic sensor inputs, dual absolute encoders, regen output, and certified safety functions, Copley has also been working on overheating challenges that come with miniaturization and increased power requirements. To overcome these power density challenges, Copley has developed improved heat conductive methods using copper ENIG (Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold) substrate for FET mounting that removes heat directly. Combining this with Copley’s 99% PWM output efficiency technology we can now operate with the increased power density in ever higher temperature environments.
Chapter Chair: Ben Don
Chapter Vice Chair: Pragnesh Patel
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Copley Controls - Division of Analogic Corporation
"Key Design Component for Surgical and Mobile Robots: Miniature Servo Drives"
The market for robotics is pushing the servo drive from an external robot controller to an integrated robotic servo joint. The once centralized requirements, functions, and features are now being pushed into the servo joint with increased responsibilities. Aside from working with haptic sensor inputs, dual absolute encoders, regen output, and certified safety functions, Copley has also been working on overheating challenges that come with miniaturization and increased power requirements. To overcome these power density challenges, Copley has developed improved heat conductive methods using copper ENIG (Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold) substrate for FET mounting that removes heat directly. Combining this with Copley’s 99% PWM output efficiency technology we can now operate with the increased power density in ever higher temperature environments.
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Dean Crumlish, B.S. Cum Laude (1999) in Engineering Technology from Northeastern University Boston, MA. Langevin Certified Trainer and TÜV SÜD Certified Functional Safety Engineer. Joined Copley Controls Corporation (Subsidiary of Analogic) in 1995 as an applications engineer working on motion control systems. He is now involved in developing new hardware, firmware, and software technologies at the corporate research & development center in Canton, MA. Since 2018, he has been working as an applications and product team manager.
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Agenda:
-Chicago-area Robotics and Automation Society Introduction
-Industry Engagement Committee Introduction
-Presentation
-Call for future speakers