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Mobile robots are used in many commercial industries, including manufacturing, warehouses and distribution centers, construction, healthcare, hospitality, security, even ocean and space exploration. The essential functions of a mobile robot include the ability to move and explore, transport payloads, and complete complex tasks using an onboard system, like robotic arms. PMD ICs, modules, and boards provide the highly precise and reliable motion control solutions that meet the safety and performance demands of mobile robotics designs.

Motion Applications Used In Mobile Robotics Design Systems

Robotic Wheel Drive

Controlling wheels used to propel robotic devices such as warehouse robotics, rovers, agricultural robots, robotic lawn mowers and a wide array of mobile devices.

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Precision Torque Control

Control of motors for the purpose of measuring, or applying, a precise torque or force.

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Robotic Gripper Control

Control methods associated with getting a robotic 'hand' to grip an object safely - applying neither too much or too little force.

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Indexer Control

General purpose devices that operate in the vertical dimension and form the basis of storage and retrieval systems as well devices such as Semiconductor SMIF-pod access systems.

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CAM Profiling

A general purpose motion technique utilizing a pre-stored look-up table of desired positions driven by an incoming command encoder datastream.

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iso-13485

ISO Certified and Designed for FDA-Approved Equipment

PMD is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified. We deliver the quality, safety and long-term availability demanded by healthcare and life sciences applications.

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Suggested Resources

Force Control in Actuators and Robot End Effectors

Servo actuators that function as end effectors are often mounted on transport systems such as robotic arms and gantries. This paper details the capabilities that will ensure that your next application delivers the goods without dropping the ball!

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Ten Key Motion Control Techniques For Mobile Robotics

This webinar covers ten essential motion control techniques used for developing state of the art mobile robotics.

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Robotics in Automation: Working Arm-in-Arm with Humans

Read about the fundamentals of current and future trends for mobile robot deployment, including how the data is being managed through the data pipeline as well as the size and flexibility.

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Magellan MC58113 Positioning IC
Magellan® MC58113 Single-Axis Positioning ICs
MC58113 ICs provide high-performance motion control with an integrated digital current loop. It is a single-axis programmable IC that provides positioning, velocity, and torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors.
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Magellan MC58000 Multi-Axis Positioning ICs
Magellan® MC58000 Multi-Axis Positioning ICs
Magellan MC58000 ICs are available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis versions. The MC58000 is a two-IC chipset that provides position and velocity control for Brushless DC, step, and DC Brush motors.
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Magellan MC55000 144-pin
Magellan® MC55000 Multi-Axis Pulse & Direction ICs
Multi-axis MC55000 ICs are a flexible and powerful chipset that provides profile generation, direct quadrature encoder input, and pulse and direction output for step motor-based systems.
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Juno Velocity and Torque ICs
Juno® Velocity and Torque Control ICs
The Juno family of ICs provides advanced velocity and torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. Juno ICs provide full four-quadrant motion control, direct quadrature encoder input, profile generation, field-oriented control (FOC), and much more.
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Juno Step Motor Control ICs
Juno® Step Motor Control ICs
Juno MC74113, MC74113N, MC75113, and MC75113N single-axis ICs deliver state of the art step motor control with pulse and direction or SPI command input. Sophisticated field oriented control drive provides superior smoothness, torque, and high end speed for two-phase step motors.
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Juno Torque Control ICs
Juno® Torque Control ICs
Juno MC71112, MC71112N, MC73112, and MC73112N single-axis ICs deliver ultra-precise torque control for 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors with direct analog or digital SPI command input. Sophisticated FOC drive provides superior smoothness, high end speed, and torque output.
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Juno Velocity and Torque ICs
Juno® Velocity Control ICs
Juno MC71113, MC73113, and MC78113 ICs deliver sophisticated velocity and torque control for 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors with serial, SPI, or CANbus host interface, direct analog, or digital SPI command input. Features include profile generation, motion error detection, and field oriented control.
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Atlas Horizontal Motion Control Modules
Atlas® Digital Amplifiers – Horizontal High Power
Atlas Digital Amplifiers are compact, solderable single-axis modules that provide high-performance torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. They come in vertical and horizontal mounting configurations and in 75W, 250W, and 500W power ranges.
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Atlas Vertical Drive
Atlas® Digital Amplifiers – Vertical High Power
Atlas Digital Amplifiers are compact, solderable single-axis modules that provide high-performance torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. They come in vertical and horizontal mounting configurations and in 75W, 250W, and 500W power ranges.
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Atlas Horizontal Ultra-compact
Atlas® Digital Amplifiers – Horizontal Low & Medium Power
Atlas Digital Amplifiers are compact, solderable single-axis modules that provide high-performance torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. They come in vertical and horizontal mounting configurations and in 75W, 250W, and 500W power ranges.
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Atlas Vertical Ultra-compact Drive
Atlas® Digital Amplifiers – Vertical Low & Medium Power
Atlas Digital Amplifiers are compact, solderable single-axis modules that provide high-performance torque control for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors. They come in vertical and horizontal mounting configurations and in 75W, 250W, and 500W power ranges.
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N-Series ION
ION®/CME N-Series Digital Drives
ION/CME N-Series Digital Drives are compact, fully programmable, PCB-mountable modules that provide high-performance motion control, network connectivity (Ethernet, CAN FD, RS232, RS485, and SPI), and power amplification (75, 350, and 1,000 watts) for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors.
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ION 500 Motion Control Drive
ION® 500 Digital Drives
ION 500 Digital Drives are compact, fully enclosed cable-connected motion control modules that provide high-performance motion control, network connectivity (Ethernet, CANbus, RS232 and RS485), and power amplification (500 watts) for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors.
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ION 3000 Control Drives
ION® 3000 Standalone Digital Drives
ION 3000 Digital Drives are compact, fully enclosed cable-connected motion control drives that provide high-performance motion control, network connectivity (Ethernet, CANbus, RS232 and RS485), and power amplification (3,000 watts) for Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors.
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ION CME 500 Digital Drives
ION®/CME 500 Digital Drives
ION/CME 500 Digital Drives are a programmable version of the standard ION 500 Digital Drive which allows designers to download and run their own motion programs directly on the ION 500 Digital Drive.
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Prodigy CME Machine Controller Board
Prodigy®/CME Machine-Controller

Prodigy/CME Machine-Controller boards are available in 1, 2, 3, and 4-axis configurations. They provide high performance motion control functions, on-board amplification, and Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motor control. They allow user-written C-language code to be downloaded and run directly on the board.

 

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Prodigy PC 104 board
Prodigy® PC/104 Multi-axis Board
Prodigy PC/104 boards provide high-performance board-level motion control for applications in a PC/104 compatible board format. These multi-axis boards support Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motor types.
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Prodigy/CME PC 104 Board
Prodigy®/CME PC/104 Multi-axis Board
Prodigy/CME PC/104 boards provide all the features of the regular Prodigy PC/104 boards but add the capability to download and run C-language programs directly on the board. Host communication options include Ethernet, PC/104 bus, CANbus, RS-232, and RS-485.
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Prodigy/CME Standalone Motion Control Board
Prodigy®/CME Stand-Alone Motion Control Board
Prodigy/CME Stand-Alone motion control boards deliver high-performance, multi-axis motion control and the ability to download and run C-motion programs directly on the board. They support Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motor types. Host communication options include Ethernet CANbus, RS-232, and RS-485.
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