ABSTRACT
X-Y positioning is an important task in industrial applications, as this system is used
for welding, cutting or for pick and place applications. The studied X-Y core
positioning system is a parallel X-Y position device, which due to less moved masses
is potentially capable of fast acceleration and therefore faster positioning than
traditional stacked systems. A kinematic model of X-Y core positioning system is
derived, which used for accurate position control in X-Y stage of the cart using low
cost stepper motor and low cost controller (Arduino Mega2560). The proposed
design of X-Y core positioning system which has 8 pulleys and two open ended
derive-belts and have the double size of all designs that introduced in this field has its
advantages of fast design, simplicity and flexibility. The system is very much simple,
rugged, and cost effective. The experimental results show that the proposed system
has a high resolution, repeatability and error is within acceptable limit. The proposed
strategy used to control positioning in X-Y stage enable accurate cart positioning with
max error percentage less than 5%.