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A microprocessor-based controller for a range of pneumatically-actuated, servo-controlled, single degree of freedom, modular robotic units is now available in commercial form. This product, known as a single axis controller (SAC), is the result of SERC sponsored collaborative work by the Department of Engineering Production at Loughborough University of Technology (LUT) and Martonair UK. To co-ordinate the activities of a number of these units a supervisory controller is required. Such supervisors may communicate with SACs via either a serial or a parallel interface. This paper describes the facilities available to a supervisory controller using the serial interface and provides an example of their use.
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Thatcher, T.W., Weston, R.H., Moore, P.R., Harrison, R. (1986). Supervisory Control of Single Axis Controllers for Modular Robotic Systems Using a Serial Interface. In: McGoldrick, P.F. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1355-8_36
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