Sensors Offer Infinite Opportunities for Designing Robots & Drones

Confidential © ams AG 2016

Sensors Offer InfiniteDesign Opportunitiesfor DesigningRobots & Drones

Rudolf Pichler, Product Manager Position Sensors

2016/11/04


AgendaAbout amsAGHow Innovative Sensors Solutions Change RoboticsPosition Sensing for Robotics

Confidential © ams AG 2016Page 3

At a glance• Focus on high performance analog semiconductors• Sensor solutions, sensor interfaces, power management, wireless• Ultra-low power, highest accuracy, sensitivity and integration• Analog IDM: world class design + in-house manufacturing

By the numbers• 500+ R&D engineers• Over 30 years of design experience• Revenues 2015 EUR623m/$691m (2014: EUR464m/$614m)• More than 2,100 employees worldwide • Over 8,000 customers worldwide

ams overview


Focus• Designing and manufacturing advanced

analog sensor solutions• Markets: communications, consumer,

industrial, automotive and medical• Solutions: intelligent light sensors,

RFID/NFC, chemical sensors, active-noise-cancelling ICs, position sensors, ultra-low power management, and more

• Standard products & custom solutions (ASICs & foundry services)

People:• More than 2,100 employees in 20 countries• 18 design centers• 20 sales offices• 30+ channel partners

Manufacturing• IDM with 30+ years of experience • Advanced processes: CMOS, HV-CMOS and

SiGe, 3D TSV• Certified for automotive & medical production• Full service foundry including packaging and

testing options• 8 inch wafer fab in Austria (180k wspa)• Test facility in Calamba, Philippines• Strong relationships with global manufacturing

partners

Financials• Revenues 2015 EUR623m/$691m

(2014: EUR 464m/$614m) • Revenues Q4 2015 EUR147m/$161m

(Q4 2014: EUR139m/$141m)

About amsShaping the world with sensor solutions


Headquarters Design centers Test center Sales offices

Global value chain

• 18 design centersAustria, Belgium (new), Finland, Germany (3), India, Italy (2), Japan, Netherlands, Portugal (new), Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, USA (2)

• High volume test centerPhilippines

• Continuing growth in distribution design-ins and revenues


In-house capacity + manufacturing partnerships

Wafer manufacturing• 200mm in-house fab (2015E 180k wafers p.a.)• CMOS nodes: 0.18µm – 0.35µm – 0.8µm• Specialty analog processes• Best-in-class efficiency• Multi-source security: TSMC, UMC, IBM

Assembly and test • In-house test in Austria and the Philippines• Multi-source assembly locations• End-to-end fully integrated supply chain• Further expansion of test capacity in 2015

Scalable manufacturing for profitable growth

Fab capacity expansion: step 1

ramped, step 2 nearing completion


The world of sensorsSmart Phones & Tablet

• Ambient light, color & proximity sensors

• Gesture recognition• NFC-based contactless

payment solutions• Environmental sensors• Active Noise Cancellation• Spectral sensors

• Position sensors• Sensors for advanced

driver assistance• Air quality sensors• Hydrogen sensors

Smart Home & Buildings• Gas sensors • Temperature sensors• Smart light sensors• Humidity sensors• Pressure sensors• Flow sensors • Lightning sensors

Wearables

• Biosensors, heart rate monitoring

• Power management• NFC-based contactless

payment solutions• Active Noise Cancellation• Environmental sensors

• Position sensors• CMOS sensors for machine

vision and drones• Industrial/building

automation• Flow sensors (Heat, Water,

Gas Metering)• NFC Sensor Tags

Industrial

Automotive

Medical• Image Sensors for:

• Computed tomography• Digital x-ray• Ultrasound• Surgical robots

• CMOS image sensors for endoscopy (miniature cameras)


We envision enriching livesby creating a seamless experience between technology and people

Sensors are everywhere and enable products to be smarter, safer, more eco-friendly and easier to use.

Inspired by nature. The most natural sensors are the human senses. Technology as nature intended enhances our lives by becoming more responsive and in-tune to the world around us. Nature is the inspiration behind every ams engineer and it fuels their creativity to develop unique products that make people’s lives easier, safer and more enjoyable.

ams sensor solutions provide the crucial link that seamlessly connects technology and people.




The advancement in magnetic position sensors enables robots to achieve fine joint motor control for fluid human-like limb movement and improved dexterity.

Fast and precise position sensors help achieve fine joint motor control.

Position sensors are fast, small, and co-located with joint motors.

Reliable and inexpensive.

Energy efficient, lighter weight, and requiring less wires, magnetic position sensors reduce robot power and cost.

Precise, Fine Joint Motor Control


The advanced CMOS image sensors technology used in high-end markets lead to high dynamic, high resolution and undistorted images.

Ultra-precise position sensors enable precise camera control especially required for zoom and for image stabilization.

Highly efficient power management solutions optimized for video processors enable longer autonomous robot battery life.

Clear, Undistorted Images for Robot Vision


Fast and precise position sensors for joint/wheel motor control enable precise and dynamic reaction in real-world environments.

Time of Flight systems based on ultra-precise time measurements detect the distance to objects at millimeter accuracy.

Ultra small and light weight NanEye™ camera’s provide visual environment information for 360° object identification.

Precise Robot maneuvers in Industrial/Consumer Applications


Our automotive proven contactless, and thus ultra-reliable magnetic position sensors, are immune to disturbing stray fields and ensure control in harsh and difficult environments.

Air quality sensors developed by ams can detect and report unsafe air and gas levels in production and outdoor environment conditions.

For hot temperature conditions and demanding production task maneuvers our worlds smallest digital temperature sensors precisely detect overheat conditions right at the robot hot-spots.

Safe Robot operation in difficult environments


Integrated humidity, temperature and barometric pressure sensors collect the base data for optimal weather predictions.

Air quality sensors collect important information about air quality in large urban areas.

Ultrasound based low power air flow sensors sense vertical and horizontal winds for faster hurricane and tornado warnings.

Lightning detectors sense thunderstorm lightning and measure direction and distance to the thunderstorm.

Close the data-gap for cloud based weather services


Experience in robot safety critical applications (ISO-13482 and ANSI/RIA R15.06-2012)Designed to meet the most challenging demands of safety critical applications.

Design for robustness (Strayfield Immunity)Industry-leading robustness against unwanted magnetic stray fields, vibration, and misalignment facilitated by the use of a patented differential sensor technology.

Secure Authentication, Pairing (NFC)Ams NFC solutions allow secure authentication and pairing for robotic applications.

Adherence to safety requirements in robotics


Precise position control for robotic limbs AS5600 - 360o angle sensor with Stray Field Immunity High accuracy(12 bit), low power consumption, smart

potentiometer, highest reliability based on no wear Provides wear-free, smooth and precise control of robotic limbs

Camera Stability through 3-axis Camera Gimbal AS5600 - 360o angle sensor with Stray Field Immunity High accuracy(12 bit), low power consumption, smart

potentiometer, highest reliability based on no wear Sharp and clear videos and pictures while robot/drone is in

operation.

Wheel, Propeller and Motor Control AS5074U – ultra-fast contactless with Stray Field Immunity Absolute Position, Ultra-Fast Refresh rates, DAEC™ Provides absolute position and enables higher starting torque to

enable robot to adjust better to varying torque loads.

Actuator SolutionsHighly reliable and robust contactless position sensing


RFID Tags and Readers Solutions for “reading wireless sensors” AS3993 – UHF RFID reader

Ideal for battery operated devices Smallest PCB footprint (3.91mm²) High receive sensitivity (-90dBm) and antenna auto tuning

SL900A – UHF data logger: Ideal as companion sensor tag with long battery life Passive and battery-assisted mode 9kbit EEPROM (up to 841 events stored) Internal temp sensor + 2x analog inputs for external sensors (resistive, capacitive)

NFC Solutions for “secure ID and simple maintenance” AS3911: HF/NFC Reader

Capacitive/Inductive wakeup for low power tag detection 1W output power @ 5V

AS3955: NFC Interface Tag Bi-directional data transfer through SPI/I²C interface and NFC Energy harvesting (5mA @ 4.5V)

AS3922: boosted NFC frontend Reduces NFC antenna down to 40mm² Works in presence of metal, highest interoperability

AS39513: NFC data logger Passive and battery-assisted mode 9kbit EEPROM (up to 1020 events stored) Internal temp sensor + analog input for external resistive sensor

Interfacing Sensors and RobotsDisable unwanted drone access


PicoCap PCAP02:

Ultra low-power capacitance-to-digital converter wide input range (from fF to nF) Allows to implement capacitive Internal DSP for linearization

PicoStrain PS081:

Ultra low-power highest resolution force or torque measurements based on

strain gauges Multichannel capabilities Internal DSP for linearization

Ultrasonic Flow Meters TDC-GP30

System integrated small-size solution Ultrasonic based heat-, water-, and gas meters and industrial

flow meters

Low-power capacity, force and torque sensing for robotsAllows precise and ultra low-power sensor interface for mobile robots


Position Sensor for Joystick, Thumbwheels, & Control Knobs AS5601 – contactless rotary sensor with Stray Field Immunity 1 device measures the absolute angle and detects a push event Provides precise feedback of rotary knobs with angle and push output

AS5013 – Easypoint™ Miniature Joystick Sensor 1 device measures X/Y position for miniature joysticks Provides smooth and precise control at smallest size and lowest power

consumption for remote controls and HMI panels

AS5404 – contactless 3D sensor with Stray Field Immunity 1 device measures X/Y/Z magnetic field vectors Provides smooth and precise manual drone control

LED Indicators and Matrix Displays for Robot and Remote AS1130, AS1111 – high performance LED driver solutions Precise PWM and analog output control for enhanced light control Single device to drive multiple LEDs (incl. dynamic headroom control) Enables high-brightness LED lights visible in outdoor sunlight

Human Machine Interface SolutionsHighest Efficiency for visibility at long range and brightest sunlight


Optimum Display Brightness Control TSL2584TSV – Ambient Light Sensor Operates from < 1 Lux to brightest sunlight

(integrated IR rejection photopic filter) Approximates human eye response Smallest size (1.145x1.66x0.32 mm)

Gesture enabled Robot Control TMG4903 – Gesture (+Color, +Proximity Sensor) Completely integrated gesture system operation of key functions with 3D hand gestures Works in bright sunlight Includes key features: color sensing, proximity sensing

Human Machine Interface SolutionsOptimum display contrast for various light conditions, Gesture based drone control

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LIDAR/TOF Sensing for obstacle avoidance and 3D imaging GPX2 – ultra-precise time to digital converter Highest distance accuracy (down to 1 mm) at flexible range available 3rd party design-house supporting LIDAR design

know-how

Miniature Stereo Camera for obstacle avoidance and 3D imaging

NanEye – miniature camera module (250x250 pixel) Fully integrated camera module Extremely small size (1x1x1.7 mm)

Spatial Sensing SolutionsReliably obstacle avoidance, 3D image - and air speed - sensing


High-End integrated CMOS image Sensors CMV product family – high resolution, global shutter No smear slow motion based on global shutter technology Large pixel area at highest resolution High dynamic range for difficult light situations High frame rates for 4k and 8k movie recording

Ultra-High Resolution CMOS Image Sensor CHR product family – highest resolution Large pixel area at highest resolution High dynamic range for difficult light situations 70 MP resolution for areal scanning applications

High-Speed CMOS Line Scanners Sensors 4LS product family – highest speed 10k and 15kpixel line scanner with global shutter Very high frame rate for ultrafast reaction times (160 kHz) Extended dynamic range for all possible light conditions (62 dB)

Spatial Sensing SolutionsHigh-End Image Sensing for sharp, dynamic, undistorted pictures and movies


Sensing temperature, humidity and pressure ENS210 & ENS 220 – integrated T/H/P solutions Very small size/weight and very low power consumption Superior absolute accuracy of temperature, humidity and pressure

sensing (calibrated and compensated) Robust Monolithic integration

Sensing Air quality ENS130, ENS131 – integrated VOC gas sensor Very small size/weight (2x2.3x0.9 mm) and very low power

consumption 10+ years proven technology in automotive

Sensing Thunderstorms AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor™ Detection of both cloud to ground and cloud to cloud lightning activity

within a 40km range Provides early warning beyond human senses & gives distance

estimation to head of storm, and enables robot power-cycling.

Environmental Sensor SolutionsSensing weather, air quality-, lightning- sensor




RBR Game Changer Award 2015Robotics Business Review

http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/as5048/




Target markets for ams POS Magnetic Position SensorsAutomotive, Industrial, Consumer, Robotics

Automotive applications - EPS, chassis level, transmission, throttle, acceleration pedal, brake, actuator

Motor and motion control application - automotive, industrial, building, office automation, robotics

Replacement of discrete solutions, optical encoder, resolver, potentiometer

White goods, rotary knobs, consumer and industrial robotics


Ams POS Product segment matrixMagnetic Position Sensors

Product

Click on the part # to get the datasheet

Position measurement Motor Control

Linear Rotaryon-axis

Rotaryoff-axis

Rotaryon-axis

Rotaryoff-axis

incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs. incr. abs.

AS5304 | AS5306AS5311 | NSE5310AS5510 | AS5013AS5410 (IND)AS5403A/D/E (AUT)

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• Absolute• Incremental

• Incremental• Angular Position• Linear Position

• Absolute Angular• Absolute linear

• Angular and Linear Position using multiple sensors

On-axis Off-axis Incremental Off-axis 3D Digital Linear Hall

ams sensor typesHall based monolithic position sensors


Magnetic Position Sensors in Robot Joint ControlMagnetic Position Sensors Provide Precise and Accurate Joint Motor Position Feedback

Multiple Sensors in a single joint

1- MotorControl

Roll

2 - Position Control

Roll4 - Position

ControlPitch

3 - MotorControl

Pitch



Motor Control(e.g. AS5047P) Position Control

(e.g. AS5600)

Magnetic position sensors used for motor AND position control, with puck magnet as small as 5mm in diameter


Magnetic Position Sensors used for motor feedback enables:

Precise and natural movements

High reliability and durability

Safe operation



Ams Position Measurement Product Overview

AS5055A AS5047P AS5600 AS5510 AS5048

Maximum Rotation Angle 360° 360° 360° Linear 360°

Output Type* SPI SPI, PWM, UVW, ABI

Analog, PWM, I2C I2C SPI, I2C, PWM

Magnetic Field Range (mT) 30 to 90 30 to 70 30 to 90 10 to 50 30 to 70

Output Resolution 0.09 (12bit) 0.022 (14bit) 0.09 (12bit) 10 bit 0.09 (12bit)

Supply Voltage nom. (V) 3.3 3.3 or 5.0 3.3 or 5.0 3 3.3 or 5.0

Maximum Supply Current (mA) 8.5 15 6.5 3.5 15

Low Power Mode Power down (3µA) - Automatic

(1.5mA)Power down

(25µA) -

Operating Temperature (°C) -40 to 85 -40 to 125 -40 to 125 -30 to 85 -40 to 150

Package QFN-16 (4x4x0.85mm) TSSOP14 SOIC8 WLCSP or

SOIC8 TSSOP14

* Note: Automotive qualified part AS5147 (-40° - + 150° Celsius) available



Position sensors- Control position, orientation or motion of the

robotic joints- ams’ contactless position sensors offer a high-

resolution IC solution that is ideally suited for joint control for service robots, humanoid, industrial, surgical, security robots, home appliances, consumer robots and many others.

- Our position sensors are designed with ams’ patented differential sensor technology that ensures complete immunity to any external magnetic stray fields.

- The ICs are designed for fast and absolute-angle measurements over a full 360-degree range.

Benefits- Precise and contactless angle measurement- High reliability- Very low power consumption- High precision- Absolute rotary position sensing over 360°- Immune to external magnetic stray fields

Position Sensing is Key for Robots


Sensing Principle:

- Monolithic integration of hall sensors- CORDIC calculates the Angle Value- Sensing linear range of magnet: more robust

Robustness Against: - Magnet Airgap Change- Temperature Change- Radial Magnet Displacement- Radial Sensor Displacement- External Stray Magnetic Fields

Function Principle + Robustness


The smart magnetic solution

• 12-bit analog output ratiometric to VDD or PWM-encoded digital or I2C output

• Custom angle programmable from 18° up to 360°

• Easy start and stop position programming in 3 wire mode without programmer

AS5600

World’s First Smart & Contactless Potentiometer IC

Product Overview / Key FeaturesAS5600 Smart and Contactless Potentiometer IC with analog or PWM output

Benefits• Highest reliability and durability• Simple to program and use• Great flexibility on angular excursion• High-resolution analog output signal• Low-power consumption

Key features• Contactless angle measurement• User programmable start and stop positions • Angle programming from 18 to 360 DEG• 12-bit DAC output resolution• Low power modes• SOIC-8 package• Temperature range: -40°C to +125°C

Applications• Consumer

Volume Control, RC-servo feedback• White Goods

Contactless knobs • IND&MED

Throttle and tumbles air condition, Pedals, Industrial Joystick

AFE

AGC

12-bit A/D Driver

Register Setting

OTP

I²C

AS5600

OUT

VDD3V3

VDD5V

GND

SCLSDA

PWM

PGO

DIR

Analog Front-EndHall Sensors

12-bit D/A

ATAN(CORDIC)

Digital Processing

and Filtering

LDO 3.3V

Magnetic Core

Product Overview / Key FeaturesAS5047P

Benefits• Eliminates angle measurement lag at high RPMs• Lower system costs (no shielding)• High resolution for motor & position control• Simple replacement – reduce system cost• Fast high resolution position feedback• Provides absolute & incremental angle measurements• No programmer needed (via SPI command)

Key features• DAEC™ Dynamic angle error compensation• Immune to external stray magnetic field• 14-bit core resolution • Encoder output: 1000 / 1024 pulses • Maximum speed up to 28.000 rpm• SPI, PWM, UVW and ABI Interfaces• Zero position, configuration programmable

Applications• Optical encoder replacement• Resolver replacement• Servo motor position control• BLDC/PMSM motor commutation • Rotary position sensors


Improved Accuracy - Dynamic Angle Error CompensationAdvanced Magnetic Position Sensors (AS5147P) in High Speed Measurement Applications

Hardware Compensation integrated!No Software needed!

External HW + SW compensation needed

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Moderate lag from angle measurement

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Near zero lag from angle measurement

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Elimination of Angle Measurement Lag and Fast Refresh Rates (1.9μs) at High RPMs


Angle programming advantageAS5047P

Interface Type BenefitUVW “Hall” element

replacementNo mechanical alignment of “Hall” elements required

ABI Opt. Encoder replacement

Aligned index pulse position

PWM Absolute position Absolute position information at startup

SPI Absolute position No offset calculation,position stored in safe OTP


Application Example – Joint Motor with Integrated Position SensorHigh speed encoder replacement AS5047P

Magnet

AS5047P


Easy optical encoder replacement! Optical encoder replacement video


Application Examples for Social and Medical RobotsSocial and Medical Robots use Multiple Sensors for Joint Control

>36 Sensors in Nao Robot

>6 Sensors in ABB Robot>30 Sensors in Pepper Robot

>50 Sensors in Intuitive Surgical Robot


Wheels:- 2 DC gearbox motors using position sensors for

wheel control

Position Control of Wheel Motor

AS5600:- Programmable angular range- Analog, PWM or I2C output- Automatic output filter- Automatic low power modes

Head movement:- 2 position sensors for position control


Ams POS Sensors Enable Next Generation Industrial RobotsFlexible, Faster, Lighter and work better with humans

Replacing resolvers and optical encoders with high resolution magnetic position sensor ICs

Transitioning from single to multi-task functions

Teaching (rather than programming) and lighter weight make robot repurposing much easier

Work more safely with humans

ABB YuMi Robot


Small-Sized Solution Smallest packages Flexible magnet selection based on size and

performance constraints• Immune against stray magnetic fields

• Differential measurement principle allows stray field immunity

• High-performance, superior durability Automatic low power modes Automatic filter Contactless

• Higher safety in robotic applications Fewer products to fail On-chip diagnostics Redundancy

Servo Module for Consumer Robotams POS Sensors Replace Low Performance Potentiometers in Servos for Improved Robot Performance


- Higher Safety in collaborative applicationsDiagnostic FeaturesRedundancy

- Immune to harsh industrial environmentsMagnetic SolutionImmune to external stray magnetic fields

- Excellent price-performance ratioReplaces Discrete HallReplaces PotentiometersReplaces Optical Encoders and Resolvers

- High-performance and superior durabilityHigh accuracy feedbackFaster refresh ratesContactless solution

Actuator Module for Service RobotsIndustrial Servo Modules Profit from ams Position Sensors:

1) Controller2) Position Sensor3) Drive motor4) Transmission5) Holding Brake6) Hollow Shaft for Wiring


Magnetic Position Sensors used in drones for:

Payload gimbals Position control for payload

control/manipulators

Why Magnetic Position Sensors?

Small form factor Light weight Consume Minimal Power Highly accurate Operate in harsh environments

Magnetic Position Sensors Deployed in Drone’s Magnetic Position sensors enabling Improved Payload Capacity and Performance, e.g. Camera stability


The message!

- amsAG is designing and manufacturing advanced analog sensor solutions

- Leading-edge technologies like image, environmental, lightning, color, TOF, air quality sensors and sensor interfaces enable for new opportunities in robotics

- All position sensing applications in robotics are covered by the ams product portfolio including absolute on-axis, incremental high-resolution, digital linear, and 3d sensors

High-performance,

superior durability

Best-in class stray field immunity

Experienced in Safety

Low Power consumption

Extensive customer support


Thank you

Please visit our website www.ams.com