• Title/Summary/Keyword: Gripper Mechanism

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The inspection and maintenance of pressurizer internal structures by using the tele-operated robotic manipulator in nuclear power plants

  • Jeon, Poong-Woo;Jung, Seung-Ho;Seo, Yong-Chil;Choi, Chang-Hwan;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.2307-2310
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    • 2005
  • A pressurizer is one of the major safety related equipment of nuclear power plants. In order to inspect and maintain the internal structures of a pressurizer, jumpers have to enter the pressurizer, in spite of the high dose exposure. Therefore, a tele-operated robotic manipulator has been developed, which consists of four parts with 2DOFs arms, a gripper, base frame, and control console. The task of this robotic manipulator is to extract the damaged electric heaters and inspect the internal structure of the pressurizer. The gripper hanging from the manipulator approaches the heaters and extracts the damaged heater by using a self-locking mechanism. In order to investigate the structural stability of the robotic manipulator, a stress analysis has been performed by using the ANSYS code. The results of this paper include the position control and vibration control of robotic gripper and the development of processing visual information for a vision sensor.

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Development of the Gripping System for Phone-camera Assembling (폰 카메라 조립용 그립퍼 시스템에 대한 연구)

  • Lee K.S.;Im D.H.;Choi J.S.;Song J.Y.;Lee C.W.;Kwak Y.K.;Kim S.H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1853-1857
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    • 2005
  • This paper reports on the development of the gripping system for automation of phone-camera module assembling. If manual assembling is shifted by automation, it will increase the fabrication speed and reduce the defective rate. In the gripping mechanism design, we needs self-adjustable passive mechanism that minimize the number of the parts. The self-adjusting system compensates the positioning errors that have been made in translations. And also we need gripper system that can be modules of parts. That makes it easy to change or repair the parts. The forces put on the objects is another considerable in the system. It must not cause dropping, breakage, scratch, and large deformation. So final target of this reaseach is how to develop the system that is speedy, small, simple, and safe

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Compliant Mechanism Design with Geometrical Advantage (입 . 출력변위비를 고려한 컴플라이언트 메커니즘 설계)

  • Kim, Young-Gi;Min, Seung-Jae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.764-771
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    • 2003
  • To control the motion generated by a compliant mechanism the design method using specified geometrical advantage is proposed. The optimization problem is formulated to minimize the difference between the specified and the current geometrical advantage of a mechanism and topology optimization is applied to determine the layout of a mechanism. The results of several test problems including a displacement converter design and a gripper design are compared with a multi-criteria model and show that the design of an accurate compliant mechanism with specified geometrical advantage can be obtained.

Design and test of cable based airborne capture mechanism for drone (케이블을 사용한 드론용 공중 포획 메커니즘의 설계 및 테스트)

  • Jung, Sanghoon;Nguyen, Van Sy;Kim, Byungkyu;An, Taeyoung
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.10-16
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    • 2020
  • We propose a capture mechanism based on the principles of fishing nets that can be mounted on the drone using cable. The gripper mechanism, mainly proposed for the drone is heavy, and is limited to catch standardized objects. In contrast, the proposed capture device in this paper is light, flexible, and can capture various types of objects from a long distance. The theoretical relationships between cables and mechanisms were analyzed. Finally, the capture device was designed and manufactured to be installed in the drone (DJI S900) to conduct capturing experiments for various objects and verify the validity.

Successive Suturing Mechanism For Gastrointestinal Endoscope (내시경용 연속스티치 메카니즘)

  • 전종진;홍대희;이규백;전훈제
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.06a
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    • pp.1328-1331
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    • 2003
  • As rates of gastric cancer. fatness. and GERD (chronic gastric esophageal reflux disease) patients have been increased in the world, suturing mechanism using endoscope has been focused. which is the medical instrument to apply stitches and suturing inside the body, since it helps the patients lessen pains and reduce operation time. This paper deals with mechanism design, which makes it possible to apply multiple suturing without the repeat of inserting and removing the endoscope. This successive suture mechanism includes gripper, linkage, rotational part, and articulation part. Also, the mechanism is operated through 4mm one-side channel attached to the endoscope by means of pulling wires.

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Development of a Parallel-Serial Robot Arm for Propeller Grinding (프로펠러 연삭작업을 위한 병렬-직렬 로보트 암 개발)

  • Lee, Min Ki;Choi, Byung Oh;Jung, Jong Yoon;Park, Kun Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.146-158
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    • 1996
  • This paper develops a robot arm for propeller blade grinding. The grinding work requires a high stiffness robot arm to reduce deformation and vibration which are generated during machining operation. Conventional articulated robots have serial connecting links from the base to the gripper. Thus, they have very weak structure to the stiffness for grinding operation. Stewart Platform is a typical parallel robotic mechanism with very high stiffness but it has small work space and large installation space. This research proposes a new grinding robot arm by combining parallel mechanism with serial mechanism. Therefore, the robot has large range of work space as well as high stiffness. This paper introduces the automatic system for propeller grinding utilizing the robot and the design of proposed robot arm.

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Design of a High Stiffness Machining Robot Arm with Double Parallel Mechanism (기계가공작업을 위한 강성이 큰 2단 평행구조 로보트 암 설계)

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    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.22-37
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    • 1995
  • Industrial robot has played a central role in the production automation such as welding, assembling, and painting. There has been, however, little effort to the application of robots in machining work(grinding, cutting, milling, etc.) which is typical 3D work. The machining automation requires a high stiffness robot arm to reduce deformation and vibration. Conventional articulated robots have serially connecting links from the base to the gripper. So, they have very weak structure for he machining work. Stewart Platform is a typical parallel robotic mechanism with a very high stiffness but it has a small work space and a large installation space. This research proposes a new machining robot arm with a double parallel mechanism. It is composed of two platforms and a central axis. The central axis will connect the motions between the first and the second platforms. Therefore, the robot has a large range of work space as well as a high stiffness. This paper will introduce the machining work using the robot and design the proposed robot arm.

Drone-mounted fruit recognition algorithm and harvesting mechanism for automatic fruit harvesting (자동 과일 수확을 위한 드론 탑재형 과일 인식 알고리즘 및 수확 메커니즘)

  • Joo, Kiyoung;Hwang, Bohyun;Lee, Sangmin;Kim, Byungkyu;Baek, Joong-Hwan
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2022
  • The role of drones has been expanded to various fields such as agriculture, construction, and logistics. In particular, agriculture drones are emerging as an effective alternative to solve the problem of labor shortage and reduce the input cost. In this study therefore, we proposed the fruit recognition algorithm and harvesting mechanism for fruit harvesting drone system that can safely harvest fruits at high positions. In the fruit recognition algorithm, we employ "You-Only-Look-Once" which is a deep learning-based object detection algorithm and verify its feasibility by establishing a virtual simulation environment. In addition, we propose the fruit harvesting mechanism which can be operated by a single driving motor. The rotational motion of the motor is converted into a linear motion by the scotch yoke, and the opened gripper moves forward, grips a fruit and rotates it for harvesting. The feasibility of the proposed mechanism is verified by performing Multi-body dynamics analysis.

Development of hybrid interfacial structure on wet surfaces for robotic gripper applications (젖은 표면 파지용 로봇 그리퍼 응용을 위한 하이브리드 계면 구조 개발)

  • Kim, Da Wan
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.685-690
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    • 2022
  • Recent research on soft adhesives has sought to understand in depth how their chemical or mechanical structures interact strongly with living tissues. The aim is to optimally address the unmet needs of patients with acute or chronic diseases. Synergy adhesion, which includes both electrostatic (hydrogen bonds) and mechanical interactions (capillary stress), appears to be effective in overcoming challenges related to long-term unstable bonds to wet surfaces. Here, we report electrostatic and mechanically synergistic mechanisms of adhesion without chemical residues. To infer the mechanism, a thermodynamic model based on custom combination adhesives has been proposed. The model supported experimental results that thermodynamically controlled swelling of hydrogels embedded in elastomeric structures improves biofluidic insensitive on-site adhesion to wet surfaces and improves detachment without chemical residues in the direction of peeling.