DocumentCode
3563729
Title
Development of universal robot gripper using MRα fluid
Author
Okatani, Yuki ; Nishida, Takeshi ; Tadakuma, Kenjiro
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. & Control Eng., Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fukuoka, Japan
fYear
2014
Firstpage
231
Lastpage
235
Abstract
We developed a smart magnetic fluid called MRα fluid. The specific gravity of the developed fluid is half and its solidification hardness is twice that of MR fluid. In this paper, the characteristics of the MRα fluid and an application that can control solidification under a magnetic field are described. Further, we developed a novel robot gripper using MRα fluid, and several experimental results investigating the features and capabilities of the gripper are presented.
Keywords
end effectors; grippers; industrial manipulators; magnetic fields; magnetic fluids; MRα fluid; end effectors; industrial robots; magnetic field; smart magnetic fluid; solidification hardness; universal robot gripper; Force; Grippers; Jamming; Magnetomechanical effects; Saturation magnetization; Service robots;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems (SCIS), 2014 Joint 7th International Conference on and Advanced Intelligent Systems (ISIS), 15th International Symposium on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SCIS-ISIS.2014.7044707
Filename
7044707
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