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10/7/2011   AUVSI 2011-Be our guest!
As an exhibitor at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2011,Netzer Precision Motion Sensors has the opportunity to invite YOU to the event!  Please contact us ASAP to have your personal registration approved by AUVSI on time and to receive your FREE one day pass to the event.
Deadline to submit your request is 17th July  2011.
For YOUR free Invitation please contact us rebecca@netzerprecision.com


5/6/2011   NASA Robonaut-2 now inhabits the International Space Station

Netzer in Space

On February 24 NASA Robonaut-2 (see previous news item) was launched on board of space shuttle Discovery and now inhabits the ISS (International Space Station). It is not planned to ever be returned back to earth.

The picture shows Robonaut-2 shaking hands with Mr. Yishay Netzer - chief technologist at Netzer Precision, during his visit at NASA JSC (Johnson Space Center) prior to the launch.



30/12/2010   New very high rotation-speed encoder

New very high rotation-speed encoder

A unique feature of Netzer Electric Encoder technology is the rotor being directly mounted on the host shaft (no internal bearings or other contacting elements). As a result its rotation imposes no speed, or lifetime, limitations on the host system. This, combined with a new readout algorithm, now allows practically no speed limit - 20,000 rpm, and higher. 

 For more details please contact us.  



30/8/2010   Netzer heading for space
Netzer Precision Motion Sensors – Electric Encoder™ , 
incorporated in NASA newly released Robonaut-2
 
Robonaut 2 (R2) is a state of the art, highly dexterous anthropomorphic robot
jointly developed by NASA and GM teams for different space missions.
Its dexterity allows it to use a wide range of tools, the same tools that
astronauts currently use, and it does not need specialized tools.
To achieve its design goals NASA design team was looking for rotary encoders that met the following specifications:
• thin and hollow bore form factor
• high resolution
• high precision absolute position output
• low power consumption
• space environments compatible
 
Netzer Electric Encoders™ DS-130 and DS-90 fit the bill. Robonaut 2 includes 10 Electric Encoders™ in each hand, 3 encoders in the neck and 2 encoders in the torso, altogether 25 encoders. Extensive testing was done on Robonaut 2 in preparation for its flight, including vibration, vacuum and radiation.
Robonaut 2 is destined for the international space station (ISS); it will be carried on board
STS-133 space shuttle mission scheduled to launch November 1st 2010.
 
A proposed mission called Project M was announced in 2009 by JSC and if approved would land a R2 robot on the moon within 1000 days in 2013.
      
 
 
   
 


15/12/2009   New AqB+Index interface
Even though the Electric Encoder™ is inherently absolute there is still a market requirement for incremental AqB+Index output - similar to that of classical optical encoders.
 
Netzer Precision Motion Sensors now offers its standard Electric encoder™ with an AqB+Index output option which is obtained by processing the internal sine/cosine analog signals. Unlike in optical encoders which may miscount as a result of contamination, the structure and principle of operation of the Electric Encoder™ provides a reliable output and makes this concern irrelevant
 
The Electric Encoder™ with AqB+Index output is also unique in that the number of pulses per rotation and index pulse parameters can be factory tailored.  This combines with other advantages such as durability, hollow shaft and low profile.
 
The AqB+Index conversion electronics comes as external module in some of the encoders and is included internally in others.
 
 


1/5/2009   New SSI interface
Netzer Precision Motion Sensors has launched its new SSI interface – available within the Electric encoder™ or as an external board. The industrial common digital streaming – SSI, provides a wide variety of options and flexibility to the existing Netzer DS product line of Electric Encoder™.
 
Netzer Precision Motion Sensors' implementation of the SSI includes the intelligent sensors capabilities with advanced calibration and tuning tools for high precision output.