An Approach to Automated Gripper Customization Using Rapid Prototyping Technology
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چکیده
The ability to rapidly introduce new components for assembly is an important concept in agile manufacturing. An agile workcell should therefore minimize the amount of downtime spent on retooling the system whenever components are introduced. In order to reduce the changeover time, a means for automatically generating gripper designs based on part geometry would be highly desirable. Such grippers should ideally be capable of handling multiple parts, and should be insensitive to uncertainties in the part positions. This paper presents a proposal for accomplishing these goals through the use of rapid prototyping technology.
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