AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN, PARALLEL MOTION GRIPPER IS DESCRIBED AS DEVELOPED FOR ULSE ON A ROBOT IN A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL. THE GRIPPER AND CONTROL CIRCUITS PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO SUCCESSIVELY GRASP DIFFERENT OBJECTS WITHOUT ANY MECHANICAL CHANGE TO THE GRIPPER DESPITE CONSIDERABLE VARIATION IN THE TASK IN TERMS OF SIZE, WEIGHT, STRUCTURE, AND SURFACE TEXTURE OF THE OBJECTS. CHANGES ARE OBTAINED USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GRIPPER AND CONTROL COMPUTORS. VARIOUS SENSORS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION FOR CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK OF FORCE, POSITION, AND OTHER DATA AS REQUIRED FOR THE CONTROL OF CONTINUOUS ACTIONS AND DISCRETE EVENTS.
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
