Title :
A new type of automatic tool exchanger and automated screwdriver for use in industrial robots
Author :
Zongming, Zhang ; Jianyi, Deng
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Robotics, Shanghai Jao Tong Univ., China
Abstract :
An automatic tool exchanger and automated screwdriver for use in industrial assembly robots are introduced in the paper. The tool exchanger picks a tool up by a spring and puts it down by air pressure. The screwdriver draws a screw up by a vacuum-pump, drives it in electrically and feeds it in pneumatically, and is equipped with sensors for detecting torque, turning speed, feed distance and suction force. The tool exchanger and the screwdriver have been tried out in an experimental robotic assembly system and achieved expected result.<>
Keywords :
assembling; distance measurement; force measurement; industrial robots; materials handling; torque measurement; velocity measurement; assembly robots; automated screwdriver; automatic tool exchanger; feed distance; industrial robots; suction force; torque detection; turning speed; Assembly systems; Electrical equipment industry; Fasteners; Feeds; Flanges; Pistons; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics, 1991. 'Robots in Unstructured Environments', 91 ICAR., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa, Italy
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0078-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240567
