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Use of coding and classification systems in the design of universal robotic grippers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Jeoung S. Cho,
Eric M. Malstromt and
John C. Even Jr.
Jeoung S. Cho
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, Dongseo University, Pusan 610-010 (Korea)
Eric M. Malstromt
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (USA)
John C. Even Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010 (USA)
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Summary

Recent hardware advances for robot accessories include self changing grippers. A universal wrist has the capability of accessing and pneumatically attaching itself to a limited number of grippers that can be stored in a magazine. This paper addresses the determination of self changing gripper characteristics to permit the grasping of a wide variety of geometric shapes with a limited number of different gripper types.

Keywords

Robotic grippersCodingClassificationDesign.

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Research Article
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Robotica , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , July 1993, pp. 345 - 350
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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