Manual

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ANDSCAN can read positional information from a range of different positional encoders, scanners and coordinate measuring machines.

• Encoder types

  • Analog (potentiometers giving a voltage in the range +/- 10 V)

  • Optical (quadrature encoding - with a noise reduction card) 

    • Phoenix ISL

  • Magnetic (quadrature encoding - with noise reduction card)

    • Newall's Spherosyn and Microsyn encoders  

  • Digital  (up to 32-bit digital values can be read from up to 2 axes)

• Scanners

  • R-theta

    • Original ANDSCAN® R-theta Arm

    • ThetaScan

  • X-Y

    • Phoenix ISL

    • SAIC

  • Robotic Crawlers (eg BAeSystems Crawling Robot)

• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs)

  • Manually-operated counter-balanced CMM (eg Romer/CimmCore)

Original ANDSCAN R-theta arm	Romer/Cimcore Stinger II CMM	Phoenix ISL manual curved scanner	SAIC manual scanner

Author: R A Smith.
Copyright © 2004 QinetiQ Ltd. All rights reserved.
Revised: January 25, 2004