Title :
Flexible fixturing tool for prismatic parts
Author :
Salvarinov, Andon ; Payandeh, Shahram
Author_Institution :
ERL, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Fixtures are devices used in manufacturing to immobilize and localize a part while the processing operations are being performed. This paper explores an application of a novel fixturing tool. The fixturing tool proves to deliver a force closure independently of the clamped part configuration. Furthermore, an integrated sensory system is developed in order to determine the actual clamped part configuration, and a systematic method for determining the clamped part configuration from the acquired sensory data is investigated
Keywords :
assembling; manipulators; materials handling; sensors; spatial variables measurement; clamped part configuration; flexible fixturing tool; force closure; integrated sensory system; manufacturing; prismatic parts; sensory data; Clamps; Costs; Fingers; Fixtures; Force sensors; Geometry; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Mobile robots; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1998. Proceedings., 1998 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4465-0
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1998.727300
