Title :
FLAIR-robotic printed circuit board assembly workcell
Author :
Liebes, Sidney ; Gong, William ; Gray, Alexander ; Martins, Henrique ; Modesitt, Bruce ; Tella, Richard
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The FLAIR (flexible assembly intelligent robot) workcell loads odd-shaped through-hole and surface-mount components onto printed circuit boards. It is 100% data driven, handles diverse components and boards in arbitrary batch sizes, uses computer vision for viewing components and boards, and incorporates sensor-based error detection and recovery, generic parts feeders, general purpose lead straightening, and lead clinching. It automatically calibrates cameras and robot. FLAIR functions either stand alone or are integrated into an assembly line
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; assembling; computer vision; factory automation; industrial robots; printed circuit manufacture; FLAIR; PCB manufacture; computer vision; factory automation; flexible assembly intelligent robot; generic parts feeders; industrial robots; robotic PCB assembly workcell; sensor-based error detection; Cameras; Computer errors; Computer vision; Flexible printed circuits; Intelligent robots; Printed circuits; Robot sensing systems; Robot vision systems; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1988. Proceedings., 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0852-8
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1988.12294
