High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment

The development of “large display, high performance and low cost” in the FPD industry demands glass substrates to be “larger and thinner”. Therefore, the requirements of handling robots are developing in the direction of large scale, high speed, and high precision. This paper presents a novel constr...

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Main Authors: Zhengyong Liu, Youdong Chen, Henan Song, Zhenming Xing, Hongmiao Tian, Xiaobiao Shan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/1/149
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author Zhengyong Liu
Youdong Chen
Henan Song
Zhenming Xing
Hongmiao Tian
Xiaobiao Shan
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Youdong Chen
Henan Song
Zhenming Xing
Hongmiao Tian
Xiaobiao Shan
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description The development of “large display, high performance and low cost” in the FPD industry demands glass substrates to be “larger and thinner”. Therefore, the requirements of handling robots are developing in the direction of large scale, high speed, and high precision. This paper presents a novel construction of a glass substrate handling robot, which has a 2.5 m/s travelling speed. It innovatively adopts bionic end-suction technology to grasp the glass substrate more firmly. The structure design is divided into the following three parts: a travel track, a robot body, and an end-effector. The manipulator can be smoothly and rapidly extended by adjusting the transmission ratio of the reducer to 1:2:1, using only one motor to drive two sections of the arm. This robot can transfer two pieces of glass substrate at one time, and improves the working efficiency. The kinematic and dynamic models of the robot are built based on the DH coordinate. Through the positioning accuracy experiment and vibration experiment of the end-effector, it is found that the robot has high precision during handling. The robots developed in this study can be used in large-scale glass substrate handling.
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spelling doaj.art-ecf216c6ba3c475d9994abcf61f5dbdb2023-11-23T12:17:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-12-0122114910.3390/s22010149High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean EnvironmentZhengyong Liu0Youdong Chen1Henan Song2Zhenming Xing3Hongmiao Tian4Xiaobiao Shan5School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaThe development of “large display, high performance and low cost” in the FPD industry demands glass substrates to be “larger and thinner”. Therefore, the requirements of handling robots are developing in the direction of large scale, high speed, and high precision. This paper presents a novel construction of a glass substrate handling robot, which has a 2.5 m/s travelling speed. It innovatively adopts bionic end-suction technology to grasp the glass substrate more firmly. The structure design is divided into the following three parts: a travel track, a robot body, and an end-effector. The manipulator can be smoothly and rapidly extended by adjusting the transmission ratio of the reducer to 1:2:1, using only one motor to drive two sections of the arm. This robot can transfer two pieces of glass substrate at one time, and improves the working efficiency. The kinematic and dynamic models of the robot are built based on the DH coordinate. Through the positioning accuracy experiment and vibration experiment of the end-effector, it is found that the robot has high precision during handling. The robots developed in this study can be used in large-scale glass substrate handling.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/1/149handling robotbionic end adsorptionglass substrate
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High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
Sensors
handling robot
bionic end adsorption
glass substrate
title High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
title_full High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
title_fullStr High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
title_full_unstemmed High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
title_short High-Speed Handling Robot with Bionic End-Effector for Large Glass Substrate in Clean Environment
title_sort high speed handling robot with bionic end effector for large glass substrate in clean environment
topic handling robot
bionic end adsorption
glass substrate
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/1/149
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