Guidelines for the design of robotic gripping systems
Abstract
This paper describes guidelines for the design of grippers for use in modular manufacturing workcells. Gripper design is an important and often overlooked aspect of the design of a complete assembly system. Here, guidelines are presented which can be applied to a wide variety of grippers. Guidelines are divided into three major categories: those that improve system throughput, those that increase system reliability, and those that decrease cost. Designs of several grippers, currently being used in a modular manufacturing workcell, are presented as examples of the application of the guidelines to real world problems.
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Citation
Causey, G. (2003), "Guidelines for the design of robotic gripping systems", Assembly Automation, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150310460033
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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