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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Astronautics
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- space telerobotics
1, record 1, English, space%20telerobotics
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The field of telerobotics dealing with the design, building and operation of robots from a distance in outer space. 2, record 1, English, - space%20telerobotics
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Space telerobotics is an inherently complex task, requiring mental visualization skills, fine motor visualization skills, fine motor control, and adhering to procedure and flight rules. Often space telerobotics is accomplished only using video views of the work area, so the robotic arm operator must interpret two dimensional images to create a 3D [three-dimensional] mental model of the environment and their position inside it, all the while being aware of arm kinematics and limitations, avoiding collisions, and following procedural flight rules. To add to the workload, they also control the arm in six degrees of freedom, using separate rotational and translational hand controls, where the movement axes are frequently not aligned with camera views(e. g., the operator views the scene backwards or upside down). 1, record 1, English, - space%20telerobotics
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
space telerobotics: designation validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from Université Laval. 3, record 1, English, - space%20telerobotics
Record 1, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Astronautique
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télérobotique spatiale
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9robotique%20spatiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous avons défini un modèle logique et temporel de plans d'action dotés d'une structure de contrôle impérative, sur la base d'un formalisme unifié inspiré de la logique à intervalles d'Allen, permettant de décrire aussi bien l'environnement et son évolution que l'arrangement temporel des plans. [...] Comme un exemple simplifié le suggère [...], le modèle a été appliqué à la simulation de plans de missions en télérobotique spatiale concernant un robot bi-bras [...] 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9robotique%20spatiale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
télérobotique spatiale : désignation validée par un spécialiste canadien de l'Université Laval. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9robotique%20spatiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Astronáutica
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- telerrobótica espacial
1, record 1, Spanish, telerrob%C3%B3tica%20espacial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Telerrobótica espacial. Vistas las ventajas de los sistemas de teleoperación espaciales y el gran éxito del brazo del transbordador, en el año 1985, la NASA se planteó seriamente potenciar sus actividades de robótica y automatización para la exploración planetaria y la construcción de la futura estación espacial en fase de diseño. Resultado de estos estudios fue el inicio de diversos proyectos muy ambiciosos encaminados a la obtención de sistemas robóticos espaciales totalmente autónomos […] El [satélite japonés] ETS-VII constituyó un hito fundamental en la historia de la robótica espacial. Estuvo durante dos años en órbita realizando multitud de experimentos de teleoperación y telerrobótica espacial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - telerrob%C3%B3tica%20espacial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Applications of Automation
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hauler rover
1, record 2, English, hauler%20rover
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hauler 2, record 2, English, hauler
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This paper presents a cooperative, multi-robot solution for searching, excavating, and transporting mineral resources on the Moon.... Our results demonstrate the potential of using autonomous robots for autonomous in-situ resource utilization(ISRU) on the Moon.... To fulfill the mission requirements, a heterogeneous team of up to six rovers could be selected from three types of rovers : scout, hauler, and excavator... Each rover had unique capabilities to assist in the lunar ISRU mission task. The scout rover was equipped with a sensor package to detect volatile resources of different types underground. The excavator rover included a 4 degrees of freedom robotic arm with a bucket end-effector to collect the resources. The hauler rover included a truck bed to transport the resources to the processing plant. 1, record 2, English, - hauler%20rover
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hauler rover; hauler: designations validated by a Canadian subject-matter expert from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 3, record 2, English, - hauler%20rover
Record 2, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Automatisation et applications
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- astromobile de transport
1, record 2, French, astromobile%20de%20transport
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rover de transport 1, record 2, French, rover%20de%20transport
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rover : Bien que la désignation soit considérée comme un anglicisme selon certains auteurs, elle semble avoir été adoptée par la communauté scientifique. 1, record 2, French, - astromobile%20de%20transport
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
astromobile de transport; rover de transport : désignations validées par un spécialiste canadien du NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 2, record 2, French, - astromobile%20de%20transport
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Naves espaciales
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- astromóvil de carga
1, record 2, Spanish, astrom%C3%B3vil%20de%20carga
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
astromóvil de carga: designación validada por un experto de la Comisión de Terminología, Sociedad Española de Astronomía, España. 2, record 2, Spanish, - astrom%C3%B3vil%20de%20carga
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-05-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
- Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hexapod
1, record 3, English, hexapod
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- parallel machine tool 2, record 3, English, parallel%20machine%20tool
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine tool with a variable triangulated frame that controls the position of the cutting tool with six degrees of freedom. 3, record 3, English, - hexapod
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geodetic Technology trademarked "hexapod" for a Stewart platform in a machine tool context. However, apparently this has not stopped other machine tool manufacturers from using the term. A Free CNC software package, the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) [1] is capable of driving a stewart platform using standard G-codes such as used for milling machines, etc. 4, record 3, English, - hexapod
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Octahedral hexapod. 5, record 3, English, - hexapod
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Mill hexapod. 5, record 3, English, - hexapod
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
- Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hexapode
1, record 3, French, hexapode
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'hexapode est un système à mécanique parallèle permettant la mise en position et le mouvement d'objets dans l'espace suivant les six degrés de liberté. 2, record 3, French, - hexapode
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par son architecture originale, ce système est utilisé pour le positionnement de haute précision, la mesure de position ainsi que la génération de mouvements dans le cadre de tests dynamiques. Les hexapodes trouvent leurs applications dans les industries navale, spatiale, aéronautique, automobile, optique, médicale, nucléaire ou électronique. Ces systèmes sont également utilisés par les laboratoires de recherches. 2, record 3, French, - hexapode
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-05-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
- Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Stewart platform
1, record 4, English, Stewart%20platform
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Stewart platform consists of two plates connected by six mobile and extensible legs. The lower or base plate is immobile. The upper or mobile plate has six degrees of freedom, three rotational and three translational. The platform is highly stable and easy to control. The platform's six legs each have two parts, an upper and a lower leg, with a piston-like cylindrical DoF between each pair of parts. The legs are connected to the base plate and the top plate by universal joints at each end of each leg.(These universals are not just sets of abstract DoFs. Each also contains a spider-like body, while also having two DoFs.) The upper part of each leg can slide into and out of the lower leg, allowing each leg to be varied in length. The position and orientation of the mobile platform(top plate) varies depending on the lengths to which the six legs are separately adjusted. Once the top is connected to the legs, the entire Stewart platform assembly has 36 DoFs. Only six DoFs are independent, the same as the top plate would have if it were disconnected. You can think of these independent DoFs as the six adjustable leg lengths or as equivalent to the six DoFs of the mobile plate. 2, record 4, English, - Stewart%20platform
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geodetic Technology trademarked "hexapod" for a Stewart platform in a machine tool context. However, apparently this has not stopped other machine tool manufacturers from using the term. A Free CNC software package, the Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) [1] is capable of driving a stewart platform using standard G-codes such as used for milling machines, etc. 3, record 4, English, - Stewart%20platform
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
- Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plateforme Stewart
1, record 4, French, plateforme%20Stewart
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plateforme de Stewart 2, record 4, French, plateforme%20de%20Stewart
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plateforme de Stewart [...] est un type de robot parallèle constitué de six actionneurs. Elle a six degrés de liberté : les trois coordonnées de translation ainsi que les angles de tangage, roulement et lacet (Angles d'Euler). Les six jambes sont actionnées pour changer de longueur et [faire] varier l'orientation de la plateforme [...] 2, record 4, French, - plateforme%20Stewart
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plateformes de Stewart ont des applications dans la technologie des machine-outils et des grue, la recherche sous-marine, la simulation de vol, les antennes paraboliques, les télescopes et la chirurgie orthopédique. 2, record 4, French, - plateforme%20Stewart
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-03-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Pipes and Fittings
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spring box
1, record 5, English, spring%20box
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- spring element 2, record 5, English, spring%20element
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All the elastic components of GERB spring elements are made from helical springs with one or more spiral... The load-bearing capacity of the standard GERB steel spring elements goes up to 3200 kg for each element. The frequency in the direction of vertical vibration is about 1. 8-6 Hz. The GERB elements insulate machinery, and function as shock absorbers in all directions without blocking the six degrees of freedom... GERB steel spring elements are suitable for the support of :-Power station machinery(turbo-generators, blowers, coal pulverisers, boiler pumps, diesel engines) and pipelines;-Forge hammers, presses, machine tools, crushers, compressors and testing stands;-Precision machinery of every type such as laser equipment, testing machines, roll grinders, microscopes;-Buildings or parts of buildings. They are also used as oscillation dampers in the construction of bridges. 3, record 5, English, - spring%20box
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
ChonAn Station has special devices, named spring box, for reducing the vibration of top slab’s train passing (350 km/h). 1, record 5, English, - spring%20box
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Spring element for building isolation. 4, record 5, English, - spring%20box
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- boîte à ressorts
1, record 5, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- boîte à ressort 2, record 5, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressort
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif d'amortissement des ondes sismiques constitué de ressorts protégés par du plastique, solidaires de plaques de caoutchouc. 3, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments de suspension des boîtes à ressort GERB sont constitués d'un ou de plusieurs ressorts hélicoïdaux. [...] En exécution standard, les boîtes à ressort GERB sont disponibles pour des charges maximales de 3200 kg par unité. Leur fréquence propre d'oscillation verticale est comprise en 1,8 et 6 Hz. Les éléments GERB permettent une isolation vibratoire de machines avec effet amortissant sur trois axes, sans blocage des six degrés de liberté de la masse monobloc oscillante. [...] Les boîtes à ressort GERB permettent de réaliser les appuis élastiques de : - machines de centrales de force motrice, souffleries, broyeurs à charbon, pompes de chaudière, moteurs diesel ainsi que les suspensions pour tuyauterie; - forges, presses, machines-outils, concasseurs, compresseurs et bancs d'essai; - machines de précision en tout genre (par ex. installations à laser, machines de test, machines à rectifier les cylindres, microscopes); - bâtiments ou éléments de bâtiments et ponts. 2, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chantier se situant au droit d'une ligne de métro, l'utilisation d'un système anti-vibrations fut nécessaire. Deux techniques furent employées : - des appuis Néoprène. - des boîtes à ressorts. 4, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Metallography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- degree of freedom
1, record 6, English, degree%20of%20freedom
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- DOF 2, record 6, English, DOF
correct, standardized
- DF 3, record 6, English, DF
correct, standardized
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a robot system, the number of robotic joints. Typical present day industrial robots have from one to six degrees of freedom. 4, record 6, English, - degree%20of%20freedom
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The number of degrees of freedom of a mechanical system is equal to the minimum number of independent generalized coordinates required to define completely the configuration of the system at any instant of time. 5, record 6, English, - degree%20of%20freedom
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because of a possible confusion with "axes", it is advised not to use the term "degree of freedom" (one of the variables required to define the motions of a body in space), to describe the motion of a robot. 5, record 6, English, - degree%20of%20freedom
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
degree of freedom; DOF; DF: term and abbreviations standardized by ISO and CSA. 6, record 6, English, - degree%20of%20freedom
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Métallographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- degré de liberté
1, record 6, French, degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- DDL 2, record 6, French, DDL
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre d'articulations dans un système robotique. 3, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Du fait d'une confusion possible avec «axe», il est recommandé de ne pas utiliser le terme «degré de liberté» (une des variables nécessaires pour définir les mouvements d'un solide dans l'espace) pour décrire les mouvements du robot. 3, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un robot peut se mouvoir selon trois degrés de liberté. 4, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les robots industriels actuels possèdent de un à six degrés de liberté. 3, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
degré de liberté; DDL : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA. 5, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ajouter un degré de liberté à un robot, commander les degrés de liberté du robot. 4, record 6, French, - degr%C3%A9%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-09-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gantry robot
1, record 7, English, gantry%20robot
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overhead-mounted, rectilinear robot with a minimum of three degrees of freedom and normally not exceeding six. Bench-mounted assembly robots that have a gantry design are not included in this definition. A gantry robot can move along its x and y axes traveling over relatively greater distances than a pedestal-mounted robot at high traverse speeds while still providing a high degree of accuracy for positioning. Features of a gantry robot include large work envelopes, heavy payloads, mobile overhead mounting, and the capability and flexibility to operate over the work area of several pedestal-mounted robots. 1, record 7, English, - gantry%20robot
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- robot portique
1, record 7, French, robot%20portique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Robot linéaire qui se déplace le long des axes X et Y et dont la structure mécanique comprend un portique. 2, record 7, French, - robot%20portique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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