Industrial realizations
Intelligent sensors and actuators

We would like to thank J.F. Hilaire, Crouzet Automatisme, for providing us with this example.

• Old architecture (figure 13)

  A machine for a manufacturing application consisted of 10 modules, each comprising 10 actuators. These actuators performed adjustment functions to adapt the machine to the type of product being produced.

  A change of production series required individual adjustment of each actuator. Each axis was set one after the other by manual on/off control. Position control was visual. The adjustment movement was made at low speed, until it came to rest at the desired position. Tests were then carried out to check that the...