• DocumentCode
    3340905
  • 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
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    19-22 June 1991
  • Firstpage
    856
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICAR.1991.240567
  • Filename
    240567