Title :
First investigations on force mechanisms in liquid solidification micro-gripping
Author :
Lang, Defeng ; Kurniawan, Iwan ; Tichem, Marcel ; Karpuschewski, Bernhard
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Precision Manuf. & Assembly, Delft Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
The paper reports on ongoing research on liquid solidification based micro-gripping. First, micro-grip technology and the features of liquid solidification gripping are introduced. Next, the physical mechanisms of adhesion in terms of the role they play in solidification gripping are described. A research prototype design and first experimental results, focused on the grip force that can be generated, are then reported on. It is shown that the main parameters which influence the grip force are the surface roughness of the part, the material combinations and freezing temperature. Forces are measured in the range of 0.6 up to 5.3 N with a contact area of about 1 to 2 mm2
Keywords :
adhesion; force measurement; grippers; microassembling; micromanipulators; prototypes; solidification; surface roughness; adhesion; force mechanisms; freezing temperature; liquid solidification; microgripping; prototype design; surface roughness; Adhesives; Assembly; Friction; Grippers; Laboratories; Paper technology; Prototypes; Pulp manufacturing; Rough surfaces; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Assembly and Task Planning: From Nano to Macro Assembly and Manufacturing, 2005. (ISATP 2005). The 6th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9080-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISATP.2005.1511456
