Difference between revisions of "Calibration Device for Scintillators"
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== Ideas == | == Ideas == | ||
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*Printer disassembly and take-over of printer head linear motion through use of serial port programming with C | *Printer disassembly and take-over of printer head linear motion through use of serial port programming with C | ||
*Worm gear connected to DC motor with micro controller set up | *Worm gear connected to DC motor with micro controller set up | ||
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*Stepper motor with micro controller stands stationary on one end and calibration device would be connected to a slide rail system for stability[[File:Gears 01.gif|thumb|Clamping Plate Setup http://www.polytechdesign.com/images/gears_01.gif]] | *Stepper motor with micro controller stands stationary on one end and calibration device would be connected to a slide rail system for stability[[File:Gears 01.gif|thumb|Clamping Plate Setup http://www.polytechdesign.com/images/gears_01.gif]] | ||
*We need to find something that is low cost but is accurate enough to be stopped at each fiber array block. This would call for a low pitch. One example I've found is as low as 8mm pitch with 200 teeth making a 1.6 meter timing belt. Because the intended light source for calibration is most likely going to have a wide range, 8mm is a fair sized step as the scintillators are 2mm each but grouped in blocks. | *We need to find something that is low cost but is accurate enough to be stopped at each fiber array block. This would call for a low pitch. One example I've found is as low as 8mm pitch with 200 teeth making a 1.6 meter timing belt. Because the intended light source for calibration is most likely going to have a wide range, 8mm is a fair sized step as the scintillators are 2mm each but grouped in blocks. | ||
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| − | ===Motor=== | + | === Motor === |
*Need to locate a stepper motor to attach to one end of the pulley belt system | *Need to locate a stepper motor to attach to one end of the pulley belt system | ||
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| + | ==Possible Resources== | ||
| + | *[http://www.timingbeltpulley.com/ Nordex Belts and Pulleys] | ||
| + | *[http://www.mcmaster.com/#chain-belts/=9ynw1z McMaster-Carr Timing Belts and Pulleys] | ||
| + | *[http://www.linengineering.com/LinE/ LinEngineering Stepper Motors] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 1 December 2010
- The objective is to create a linear motion device that will calibrate a set array of scintillators using light pulses
Ideas
- Printer disassembly and take-over of printer head linear motion through use of serial port programming with C
- Worm gear connected to DC motor with micro controller set up
- Linear Rail system
- Stepper Motor Belt System
Belt System
- Stepper motor with micro controller stands stationary on one end and calibration device would be connected to a slide rail system for stability
Clamping Plate Setup http://www.polytechdesign.com/images/gears_01.gif - We need to find something that is low cost but is accurate enough to be stopped at each fiber array block. This would call for a low pitch. One example I've found is as low as 8mm pitch with 200 teeth making a 1.6 meter timing belt. Because the intended light source for calibration is most likely going to have a wide range, 8mm is a fair sized step as the scintillators are 2mm each but grouped in blocks.
Motor
- Need to locate a stepper motor to attach to one end of the pulley belt system