Desktop flexible manufacturing system by movable miniature robots-miniature robots with micro tool and sensor

Author

Aoyama, Hisayuki ; Iwata, Futoshi ; Sasaki, Akira

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Shizuoka Univ., Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

21-27 May 1995

Firstpage

660

Abstract

This paper describes the basic structure and performance of miniature robots which incorporate micro-tool and micro-probe to perform practical precise operation. In the experiment, typical results in the microscopic level such as fine grating, micro indenting are demonstrated and it is discussed that strategy of a combination of centralized and distributed manner might be useful to achieve both productivity and flexibility in manufacturing and the architecture based on production process including capability recognition, initial planning, grouping and dispatching to the working area will be described to control multiple miniature robots under graphical simulation for the desktop precise flexible manufacturing system

Keywords

flexible manufacturing systems; industrial robots; micromechanical devices; mobile robots; capability recognition; desktop flexible manufacturing system; dispatching; fine grating; flexibility; graphical simulation; grouping; initial planning; micro-indenting; micro-probe; micro-tool; microsensor; movable miniature robots; multiple miniature robots; production process; productivity; Flexible manufacturing systems; Gratings; Manufacturing processes; Microscopy; Process planning; Production planning; Production systems; Productivity; Robots; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nagoya

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1965-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.1995.525359

Filename

525359