sensors offer infinite opportunities for designing robots & drones
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Confidential © ams AG 2016
Sensors Offer InfiniteDesign Opportunitiesfor DesigningRobots & Drones
Rudolf Pichler, Product Manager Position Sensors
2016/11/04
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AgendaAbout amsAGHow Innovative Sensors Solutions Change RoboticsPosition Sensing for Robotics
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At a glance• Focus on high performance analog semiconductors• Sensor solutions, sensor interfaces, power management, wireless• Ultra-low power, highest accuracy, sensitivity and integration• Analog IDM: world class design + in-house manufacturing
By the numbers• 500+ R&D engineers• Over 30 years of design experience• Revenues 2015 EUR623m/$691m (2014: EUR464m/$614m)• More than 2,100 employees worldwide • Over 8,000 customers worldwide
ams overview
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Focus• Designing and manufacturing advanced
analog sensor solutions• Markets: communications, consumer,
industrial, automotive and medical• Solutions: intelligent light sensors,
RFID/NFC, chemical sensors, active-noise-cancelling ICs, position sensors, ultra-low power management, and more
• Standard products & custom solutions (ASICs & foundry services)
People:• More than 2,100 employees in 20 countries• 18 design centers• 20 sales offices• 30+ channel partners
Manufacturing• IDM with 30+ years of experience • Advanced processes: CMOS, HV-CMOS and
SiGe, 3D TSV• Certified for automotive & medical production• Full service foundry including packaging and
testing options• 8 inch wafer fab in Austria (180k wspa)• Test facility in Calamba, Philippines• Strong relationships with global manufacturing
partners
Financials• Revenues 2015 EUR623m/$691m
(2014: EUR 464m/$614m) • Revenues Q4 2015 EUR147m/$161m
(Q4 2014: EUR139m/$141m)
About amsShaping the world with sensor solutions
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Headquarters Design centers Test center Sales offices
Global value chain
• 18 design centersAustria, Belgium (new), Finland, Germany (3), India, Italy (2), Japan, Netherlands, Portugal (new), Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, USA (2)
• High volume test centerPhilippines
• Continuing growth in distribution design-ins and revenues
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In-house capacity + manufacturing partnerships
Wafer manufacturing• 200mm in-house fab (2015E 180k wafers p.a.)• CMOS nodes: 0.18µm – 0.35µm – 0.8µm• Specialty analog processes• Best-in-class efficiency• Multi-source security: TSMC, UMC, IBM
Assembly and test • In-house test in Austria and the Philippines• Multi-source assembly locations• End-to-end fully integrated supply chain• Further expansion of test capacity in 2015
Scalable manufacturing for profitable growth
Fab capacity expansion: step 1
ramped, step 2 nearing completion
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The world of sensorsSmart Phones & Tablet
• Ambient light, color & proximity sensors
• Gesture recognition• NFC-based contactless
payment solutions• Environmental sensors• Active Noise Cancellation• Spectral sensors
• Position sensors• Sensors for advanced
driver assistance• Air quality sensors• Hydrogen sensors
Smart Home & Buildings• Gas sensors • Temperature sensors• Smart light sensors• Humidity sensors• Pressure sensors• Flow sensors • Lightning sensors
Wearables
• Biosensors, heart rate monitoring
• Power management• NFC-based contactless
payment solutions• Active Noise Cancellation• Environmental sensors
• Position sensors• CMOS sensors for machine
vision and drones• Industrial/building
automation• Flow sensors (Heat, Water,
Gas Metering)• NFC Sensor Tags
Industrial
Automotive
Medical• Image Sensors for:
• Computed tomography• Digital x-ray• Ultrasound• Surgical robots
• CMOS image sensors for endoscopy (miniature cameras)
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We envision enriching livesby creating a seamless experience between technology and people
Sensors are everywhere and enable products to be smarter, safer, more eco-friendly and easier to use.
Inspired by nature. The most natural sensors are the human senses. Technology as nature intended enhances our lives by becoming more responsive and in-tune to the world around us. Nature is the inspiration behind every ams engineer and it fuels their creativity to develop unique products that make people’s lives easier, safer and more enjoyable.
ams sensor solutions provide the crucial link that seamlessly connects technology and people.
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AgendaAbout amsAGHow Innovative Sensors Solutions Change RoboticsPosition Sensing for Robotics
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The advancement in magnetic position sensors enables robots to achieve fine joint motor control for fluid human-like limb movement and improved dexterity.
Fast and precise position sensors help achieve fine joint motor control.
Position sensors are fast, small, and co-located with joint motors.
Reliable and inexpensive.
Energy efficient, lighter weight, and requiring less wires, magnetic position sensors reduce robot power and cost.
Precise, Fine Joint Motor Control
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The advanced CMOS image sensors technology used in high-end markets lead to high dynamic, high resolution and undistorted images.
Ultra-precise position sensors enable precise camera control especially required for zoom and for image stabilization.
Highly efficient power management solutions optimized for video processors enable longer autonomous robot battery life.
Clear, Undistorted Images for Robot Vision
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Fast and precise position sensors for joint/wheel motor control enable precise and dynamic reaction in real-world environments.
Time of Flight systems based on ultra-precise time measurements detect the distance to objects at millimeter accuracy.
Ultra small and light weight NanEye™ camera’s provide visual environment information for 360° object identification.
Precise Robot maneuvers in Industrial/Consumer Applications
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Our automotive proven contactless, and thus ultra-reliable magnetic position sensors, are immune to disturbing stray fields and ensure control in harsh and difficult environments.
Air quality sensors developed by ams can detect and report unsafe air and gas levels in production and outdoor environment conditions.
For hot temperature conditions and demanding production task maneuvers our worlds smallest digital temperature sensors precisely detect overheat conditions right at the robot hot-spots.
Safe Robot operation in difficult environments
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Integrated humidity, temperature and barometric pressure sensors collect the base data for optimal weather predictions.
Air quality sensors collect important information about air quality in large urban areas.
Ultrasound based low power air flow sensors sense vertical and horizontal winds for faster hurricane and tornado warnings.
Lightning detectors sense thunderstorm lightning and measure direction and distance to the thunderstorm.
Close the data-gap for cloud based weather services
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Experience in robot safety critical applications (ISO-13482 and ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012)Designed to meet the most challenging demands of safety critical applications.
Design for robustness (Strayfield Immunity)Industry-leading robustness against unwanted magnetic stray fields, vibration, and misalignment facilitated by the use of a patented differential sensor technology.
Secure Authentication, Pairing (NFC)Ams NFC solutions allow secure authentication and pairing for robotic applications.
Adherence to safety requirements in robotics
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Precise position control for robotic limbs AS5600 - 360o angle sensor with Stray Field Immunity High accuracy(12 bit), low power consumption, smart
potentiometer, highest reliability based on no wear Provides wear-free, smooth and precise control of robotic limbs
Camera Stability through 3-axis Camera Gimbal AS5600 - 360o angle sensor with Stray Field Immunity High accuracy(12 bit), low power consumption, smart
potentiometer, highest reliability based on no wear Sharp and clear videos and pictures while robot/drone is in
operation.
Wheel, Propeller and Motor Control AS5074U – ultra-fast contactless with Stray Field Immunity Absolute Position, Ultra-Fast Refresh rates, DAEC™ Provides absolute position and enables higher starting torque to
enable robot to adjust better to varying torque loads.
Actuator SolutionsHighly reliable and robust contactless position sensing
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RFID Tags and Readers Solutions for “reading wireless sensors” AS3993 – UHF RFID reader
Ideal for battery operated devices Smallest PCB footprint (3.91mm²) High receive sensitivity (-90dBm) and antenna auto tuning
SL900A – UHF data logger: Ideal as companion sensor tag with long battery life Passive and battery-assisted mode 9kbit EEPROM (up to 841 events stored) Internal temp sensor + 2x analog inputs for external sensors (resistive, capacitive)
NFC Solutions for “secure ID and simple maintenance” AS3911: HF/NFC Reader
Capacitive/Inductive wakeup for low power tag detection 1W output power @ 5V
AS3955: NFC Interface Tag Bi-directional data transfer through SPI/I²C interface and NFC Energy harvesting (5mA @ 4.5V)
AS3922: boosted NFC frontend Reduces NFC antenna down to 40mm² Works in presence of metal, highest interoperability
AS39513: NFC data logger Passive and battery-assisted mode 9kbit EEPROM (up to 1020 events stored) Internal temp sensor + analog input for external resistive sensor
Interfacing Sensors and RobotsDisable unwanted drone access
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PicoCap PCAP02:
Ultra low-power capacitance-to-digital converter wide input range (from fF to nF) Allows to implement capacitive Internal DSP for linearization
PicoStrain PS081:
Ultra low-power highest resolution force or torque measurements based on
strain gauges Multichannel capabilities Internal DSP for linearization
Ultrasonic Flow Meters TDC-GP30
System integrated small-size solution Ultrasonic based heat-, water-, and gas meters and industrial
flow meters
Low-power capacity, force and torque sensing for robotsAllows precise and ultra low-power sensor interface for mobile robots
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Position Sensor for Joystick, Thumbwheels, & Control Knobs AS5601 – contactless rotary sensor with Stray Field Immunity 1 device measures the absolute angle and detects a push event Provides precise feedback of rotary knobs with angle and push output
AS5013 – Easypoint™ Miniature Joystick Sensor 1 device measures X/Y position for miniature joysticks Provides smooth and precise control at smallest size and lowest power
consumption for remote controls and HMI panels
AS5404 – contactless 3D sensor with Stray Field Immunity 1 device measures X/Y/Z magnetic field vectors Provides smooth and precise manual drone control
LED Indicators and Matrix Displays for Robot and Remote AS1130, AS1111 – high performance LED driver solutions Precise PWM and analog output control for enhanced light control Single device to drive multiple LEDs (incl. dynamic headroom control) Enables high-brightness LED lights visible in outdoor sunlight
Human Machine Interface SolutionsHighest Efficiency for visibility at long range and brightest sunlight
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Optimum Display Brightness Control TSL2584TSV – Ambient Light Sensor Operates from < 1 Lux to brightest sunlight
(integrated IR rejection photopic filter) Approximates human eye response Smallest size (1.145x1.66x0.32 mm)
Gesture enabled Robot Control TMG4903 – Gesture (+Color, +Proximity Sensor) Completely integrated gesture system operation of key functions with 3D hand gestures Works in bright sunlight Includes key features: color sensing, proximity sensing
Human Machine Interface SolutionsOptimum display contrast for various light conditions, Gesture based drone control
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LIDAR/TOF Sensing for obstacle avoidance and 3D imaging GPX2 – ultra-precise time to digital converter Highest distance accuracy (down to 1 mm) at flexible range available 3rd party design-house supporting LIDAR design
know-how
Miniature Stereo Camera for obstacle avoidance and 3D imaging
NanEye – miniature camera module (250x250 pixel) Fully integrated camera module Extremely small size (1x1x1.7 mm)
Spatial Sensing SolutionsReliably obstacle avoidance, 3D image - and air speed - sensing
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High-End integrated CMOS image Sensors CMV product family – high resolution, global shutter No smear slow motion based on global shutter technology Large pixel area at highest resolution High dynamic range for difficult light situations High frame rates for 4k and 8k movie recording
Ultra-High Resolution CMOS Image Sensor CHR product family – highest resolution Large pixel area at highest resolution High dynamic range for difficult light situations 70 MP resolution for areal scanning applications
High-Speed CMOS Line Scanners Sensors 4LS product family – highest speed 10k and 15kpixel line scanner with global shutter Very high frame rate for ultrafast reaction times (160 kHz) Extended dynamic range for all possible light conditions (62 dB)
Spatial Sensing SolutionsHigh-End Image Sensing for sharp, dynamic, undistorted pictures and movies
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Sensing temperature, humidity and pressure ENS210 & ENS 220 – integrated T/H/P solutions Very small size/weight and very low power consumption Superior absolute accuracy of temperature, humidity and pressure
sensing (calibrated and compensated) Robust Monolithic integration
Sensing Air quality ENS130, ENS131 – integrated VOC gas sensor Very small size/weight (2x2.3x0.9 mm) and very low power
consumption 10+ years proven technology in automotive
Sensing Thunderstorms AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor™ Detection of both cloud to ground and cloud to cloud lightning activity
within a 40km range Provides early warning beyond human senses & gives distance
estimation to head of storm, and enables robot power-cycling.
Environmental Sensor SolutionsSensing weather, air quality-, lightning- sensor
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AgendaAbout amsAGHow Innovative Sensors Solutions Change RoboticsPosition Sensing for Robotics
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RBR Game Changer Award 2015Robotics Business Review
http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/as5048/
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Target markets for ams POS Magnetic Position SensorsAutomotive, Industrial, Consumer, Robotics
Automotive applications - EPS, chassis level, transmission, throttle, acceleration pedal, brake, actuator
Motor and motion control application - automotive, industrial, building, office automation, robotics
Replacement of discrete solutions, optical encoder, resolver, potentiometer
White goods, rotary knobs, consumer and industrial robotics
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Ams POS Product segment matrixMagnetic Position Sensors
Product
Click on the part # to get the datasheet
Position measurement Motor Control
Linear Rotaryon-axis
Rotaryoff-axis
Rotaryon-axis
Rotaryoff-axis
incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs.
AS5304 | AS5306AS5311 | NSE5310AS5510 | AS5013AS5410 (IND)AS5403A/D/E (AUT)
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• Absolute• Incremental
• Incremental• Angular Position• Linear Position
• Absolute Angular• Absolute linear
• Angular and Linear Position using multiple sensors
On-axis Off-axis Incremental Off-axis 3D Digital Linear Hall
ams sensor typesHall based monolithic position sensors
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Magnetic Position Sensors in Robot Joint ControlMagnetic Position Sensors Provide Precise and Accurate Joint Motor Position Feedback
Multiple Sensors in a single joint
1- MotorControl
Roll
2 - Position Control
Roll4 - Position
ControlPitch
3 - MotorControl
Pitch
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Magnetic Position Sensors in Robot Joint ControlMagnetic Position Sensors Provide Precise and Accurate Joint Motor Position Feedback
Motor Control(e.g. AS5047P) Position Control
(e.g. AS5600)
Magnetic position sensors used for motor AND position control, with puck magnet as small as 5mm in diameter
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Magnetic Position Sensors used for motor feedback enables:
Precise and natural movements
High reliability and durability
Safe operation
Magnetic Position Sensors in Robot Joint ControlMagnetic Position Sensors Provide Precise and Accurate Joint Motor Position Feedback
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Ams Position Measurement Product Overview
AS5055A AS5047P AS5600 AS5510 AS5048
Maximum Rotation Angle 360° 360° 360° Linear 360°
Output Type* SPI SPI, PWM, UVW, ABI
Analog, PWM, I2C I2C SPI, I2C, PWM
Magnetic Field Range (mT) 30 to 90 30 to 70 30 to 90 10 to 50 30 to 70
Output Resolution 0.09 (12bit) 0.022 (14bit) 0.09 (12bit) 10 bit 0.09 (12bit)
Supply Voltage nom. (V) 3.3 3.3 or 5.0 3.3 or 5.0 3 3.3 or 5.0
Maximum Supply Current (mA) 8.5 15 6.5 3.5 15
Low Power Mode Power down (3µA) - Automatic
(1.5mA)Power down
(25µA) -
Operating Temperature (°C) -40 to 85 -40 to 125 -40 to 125 -30 to 85 -40 to 150
Package QFN-16 (4x4x0.85mm) TSSOP14 SOIC8 WLCSP or
SOIC8 TSSOP14
* Note: Automotive qualified part AS5147 (-40° - + 150° Celsius) available
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Position sensors- Control position, orientation or motion of the
robotic joints- ams’ contactless position sensors offer a high-
resolution IC solution that is ideally suited for joint control for service robots, humanoid, industrial, surgical, security robots, home appliances, consumer robots and many others.
- Our position sensors are designed with ams’ patented differential sensor technology that ensures complete immunity to any external magnetic stray fields.
- The ICs are designed for fast and absolute-angle measurements over a full 360-degree range.
Benefits- Precise and contactless angle measurement- High reliability- Very low power consumption- High precision- Absolute rotary position sensing over 360°- Immune to external magnetic stray fields
Position Sensing is Key for Robots
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Sensing Principle:
- Monolithic integration of hall sensors- CORDIC calculates the Angle Value- Sensing linear range of magnet: more robust
Robustness Against: - Magnet Airgap Change- Temperature Change- Radial Magnet Displacement- Radial Sensor Displacement- External Stray Magnetic Fields
Function Principle + Robustness
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The smart magnetic solution
• 12-bit analog output ratiometric to VDD or PWM-encoded digital or I2C output
• Custom angle programmable from 18° up to 360°
• Easy start and stop position programming in 3 wire mode without programmer
AS5600
World’s First Smart & Contactless Potentiometer IC
Product Overview / Key FeaturesAS5600 Smart and Contactless Potentiometer IC with analog or PWM output
Benefits• Highest reliability and durability• Simple to program and use• Great flexibility on angular excursion• High-resolution analog output signal• Low-power consumption
Key features• Contactless angle measurement• User programmable start and stop positions • Angle programming from 18 to 360 DEG• 12-bit DAC output resolution• Low power modes• SOIC-8 package• Temperature range: -40°C to +125°C
Applications• Consumer
Volume Control, RC-servo feedback• White Goods
Contactless knobs • IND&MED
Throttle and tumbles air condition, Pedals, Industrial Joystick
AFE
AGC
12-bit A/D Driver
Register Setting
OTP
I²C
AS5600
OUT
VDD3V3
VDD5V
GND
SCLSDA
PWM
PGO
DIR
Analog Front-EndHall Sensors
12-bit D/A
ATAN(CORDIC)
Digital Processing
and Filtering
LDO 3.3V
Magnetic Core
Product Overview / Key FeaturesAS5047P
Benefits• Eliminates angle measurement lag at high RPMs• Lower system costs (no shielding)• High resolution for motor & position control• Simple replacement – reduce system cost• Fast high resolution position feedback• Provides absolute & incremental angle measurements• No programmer needed (via SPI command)
Key features• DAEC™ Dynamic angle error compensation• Immune to external stray magnetic field• 14-bit core resolution • Encoder output: 1000 / 1024 pulses • Maximum speed up to 28.000 rpm• SPI, PWM, UVW and ABI Interfaces• Zero position, configuration programmable
Applications• Optical encoder replacement• Resolver replacement• Servo motor position control• BLDC/PMSM motor commutation • Rotary position sensors
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Improved Accuracy - Dynamic Angle Error CompensationAdvanced Magnetic Position Sensors (AS5147P) in High Speed Measurement Applications
Hardware Compensation integrated!No Software needed!
External HW + SW compensation needed
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Large lag from angle measurement to
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Moderate lag from angle measurement
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Near zero lag from angle measurement
to reporting
Elimination of Angle Measurement Lag and Fast Refresh Rates (1.9μs) at High RPMs
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Angle programming advantageAS5047P
Interface Type BenefitUVW “Hall” element
replacementNo mechanical alignment of “Hall” elements required
ABI Opt. Encoder replacement
Aligned index pulse position
PWM Absolute position Absolute position information at startup
SPI Absolute position No offset calculation,position stored in safe OTP
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Application Example – Joint Motor with Integrated Position SensorHigh speed encoder replacement AS5047P
Magnet
AS5047P
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Easy optical encoder replacement! Optical encoder replacement video
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Application Examples for Social and Medical RobotsSocial and Medical Robots use Multiple Sensors for Joint Control
>36 Sensors in Nao Robot
>6 Sensors in ABB Robot>30 Sensors in Pepper Robot
>50 Sensors in Intuitive Surgical Robot
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Wheels:- 2 DC gearbox motors using position sensors for
wheel control
Position Control of Wheel Motor
AS5600:- Programmable angular range- Analog, PWM or I2C output- Automatic output filter- Automatic low power modes
Head movement:- 2 position sensors for position control
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Ams POS Sensors Enable Next Generation Industrial RobotsFlexible, Faster, Lighter and work better with humans
Replacing resolvers and optical encoders with high resolution magnetic position sensor ICs
Transitioning from single to multi-task functions
Teaching (rather than programming) and lighter weight make robot repurposing much easier
Work more safely with humans
ABB YuMi Robot
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Small-Sized Solution Smallest packages Flexible magnet selection based on size and
performance constraints• Immune against stray magnetic fields
• Differential measurement principle allows stray field immunity
• High-performance, superior durability Automatic low power modes Automatic filter Contactless
• Higher safety in robotic applications Fewer products to fail On-chip diagnostics Redundancy
Servo Module for Consumer Robotams POS Sensors Replace Low Performance Potentiometers in Servos for Improved Robot Performance
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- Higher Safety in collaborative applicationsDiagnostic FeaturesRedundancy
- Immune to harsh industrial environmentsMagnetic SolutionImmune to external stray magnetic fields
- Excellent price-performance ratioReplaces Discrete HallReplaces PotentiometersReplaces Optical Encoders and Resolvers
- High-performance and superior durabilityHigh accuracy feedbackFaster refresh ratesContactless solution
Actuator Module for Service RobotsIndustrial Servo Modules Profit from ams Position Sensors:
1) Controller2) Position Sensor3) Drive motor4) Transmission5) Holding Brake6) Hollow Shaft for Wiring
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Magnetic Position Sensors used in drones for:
Payload gimbals Position control for payload
control/manipulators
Why Magnetic Position Sensors?
Small form factor Light weight Consume Minimal Power Highly accurate Operate in harsh environments
Magnetic Position Sensors Deployed in Drone’s Magnetic Position sensors enabling Improved Payload Capacity and Performance, e.g. Camera stability
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The message!
- amsAG is designing and manufacturing advanced analog sensor solutions
- Leading-edge technologies like image, environmental, lightning, color, TOF, air quality sensors and sensor interfaces enable for new opportunities in robotics
- All position sensing applications in robotics are covered by the ams product portfolio including absolute on-axis, incremental high-resolution, digital linear, and 3d sensors
High-performance,
superior durability
Best-in class stray field immunity
Experienced in Safety
Low Power consumption
Extensive customer support
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