Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
The demand for more versatile assembly and handling systems to facilitate customized production is gaining in importance,
especially with regard to the constantly-increasing cost pressure, to expansion of the range of product versions and the shortening
of innovation cycles. As a cost-effective approach for frequently changing assembly tasks, a novel manipulation concept has
been developed by combining given robot technologies. This new handling system has a modular and adaptable layout, which consists
of several mobile arms to manipulate the object in six-dimensional Cartesian space. After grasping, when the arms are attached
to the object, the mechanical architecture is similar to parallel manipulators or cooperating robots. As the mounting and
gripping points of the arms can easily be changed, the manipulator can be reconfigured so as to match the user’s preferences
and needs. In addition to the kinematic adaption the regarding task, the hardware and new functions can be reconfigured as
well. Contact elements, measurement and assembly devices as well as testing modules can easily be in integrated in the concept.
A modular automatic control concept combined with a self-optimizing planning tool helps the user to find the optimal configuration
and realize it in an economic way. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2011 | 10.1007/s11740-011-0321-2 | Production Engineering |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
way. keywords reconfiguration flexibility modularization assembly handling integrative production,cost effectiveness,automatic control,parallel manipulator | Journal | 5 |
Issue | ISSN | Citations |
4 | 1863-7353 | 4 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.52 | 1 | 7 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainer Müller | 1 | 10 | 4.21 |
| Martin Esser | 2 | 9 | 2.16 |
| Markus Janßen | 3 | 4 | 0.52 |
| Matthias Vette | 4 | 9 | 2.38 |
| Burkhard Corves | 5 | 12 | 7.78 |
| Mathias Hüsing | 6 | 4 | 2.55 |
| Martin Riedel | 7 | 39 | 4.80 |