Title :
Stacking irregular-sized packages by a robot manipulator
Author :
Cheng, Harry H. ; Penkar, Rajan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aeronaut. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
To study the feasibility of stacking packages with different dimensions and weights inside a trailer, a prototype auto-loader system has been developed. Major functional modules of this prototype system are presented in this paper. It is believed that the developed auto-loader system is the first system which is specifically designed to stack rectangular packages with various dimensions and weights inside a trailer. Operation principles and some design considerations of this auto-loader system are described in the paper. Through this case study, the paper demonstrates how robotic technologies can be applied to a complicated package-handling automation system
Keywords :
distributed processing; kinematics; manipulators; materials handling; path planning; complicated package-handling automation system; functional modules; irregular-sized packages; prototype auto-loader system; rectangular packages; robot manipulator; robotic technologies; stacking; Aerospace engineering; Manipulators; Packaging; Paper technology; Prototypes; Research and development; Robotics and automation; Robots; Stacking; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5330-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1994.351229
