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Lo schema a
blocchi che
illustra
il funzionamento
del sistema
IntensePC2 i7
di TinyGreenPC.
The block
diagram showing
the way the
Intense PC2 i7
system from
TinyGreenPC
works.
The system is suitable for a
broad range of applications
Designed for mechanical engineering requirements,
Robo-Mate involves a wide range of applications
where a physically demanding work has to be carried
out by the workers in the factory.
Tools and sensors can be easily customized to
suit applications, making Robo-Mate suitable for
the automotive industry but also in the areas of
construction, logistics and disassembly. In this case
Robo-mate will not only facilitate the frequent
handling operation, but will also make the interaction
with the automated line easier and much more
flexible.
“The biggest challenge”, highlighted Jesús Ortiz,
member of the Development Team of Robo-Mate in
IIT, “was to develop a system that was comfortable
to wear and that transmits effectively assistive torque
operator. We made several prototypes to test and
study the interaction between humans and the
system, which should allow freedom of movement
to the operator. For this reason the system must be
sufficiently fast and incorporate a number of passive
joints that allow certain movements. The system
needed to be light and transmit the weight evenly on
the operator’s body, to reduce the number of pressure
points. Besides all this, the application must be carried
out in complete safety, the system must not endanger
the operator”.
A compact and powerful PC
Regarding the operations of control and monitoring,
IIT has chosen for his prototypes the Intense PC2 by
Tiny Green PC. This computer has already been used
by other departments of the IIT, such as the team that
developed the robot quadruped HyQ. Under the
new Robo-Mate project, Intense PC2 was chosen in
particular for its compactness and power.
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