Robot Grippers

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Robot Grippers forms part of the highly successful 'International Trends in Manufacturing Technology' series. Edited by Dr D. T. Pham and Professor W. B. Heginbotham, this book conveniently gathers the important papers on grippers written over the past few years. The book is structured under the following chapter headings: Basics of Grippers and Gripping; Gripper Designs; Jaw Design; GripperandJaw Changers; and Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom Grippers.
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A unique work of reference has thus been created for all concerned with, or interested in, the design of grippers and artificial hands. This book, which contains many ideas, some immediately applicable others more speculative or requiring adaptation, should be of use to engineers, researchers, teachers and students in the field of robotics.
C0verp/70ia MuItiple-itemassembIy using a multiple gripper (courtesy of ASEA).
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Education and Training in Robotics
Edited by Professor Tom Husband of... Tovább

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Robot Grippers forms part of the highly successful 'International Trends in Manufacturing Technology' series. Edited by Dr D. T. Pham and Professor W. B. Heginbotham, this book conveniently gathers the important papers on grippers written over the past few years. The book is structured under the following chapter headings: Basics of Grippers and Gripping; Gripper Designs; Jaw Design; GripperandJaw Changers; and Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom Grippers.
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A unique work of reference has thus been created for all concerned with, or interested in, the design of grippers and artificial hands. This book, which contains many ideas, some immediately applicable others more speculative or requiring adaptation, should be of use to engineers, researchers, teachers and students in the field of robotics.
C0verp/70ia MuItiple-itemassembIy using a multiple gripper (courtesy of ASEA).
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Education and Training in Robotics
Edited by Professor Tom Husband of Imperial College of Science and Technology, this book deals with a key aspect of advanced manufacturing technology. The education and training of the present and next generation of technicians and professional engineers is central to the successful implementation of new technology. Four major issues are discussed: management considerations, training programmes in industry, college and university programmes, and national and international strategies. The book ends with four appendices, which include some useful information relating to educational robots currently available on the market, and a list of addresses of educational establishments and related bodies involved in robotics education and training. 1986,316pp, ISBN 0-948507-04-7.
Robot Sensors
Robot Sensors have been the subject of much research in recent years; indeed two volumes are required to present adequately the quantity of individually published work in this area. Edited by Professor Alan Pugh of the University of Hull, the two volumes used together provide readers with a uniquely comprehensive publication representing both historical development and recent ideas.
Volume 1 - Vision includes an overview of imaging sensors together with a collection of papers highlighting some of the specialist work peculiar to robot vision sensors. This volume also Includes papers on fibre-optic sensors and on sensors exploiting laser technology. The scene-illumination aspects of robot vision are also covered.
1986,280pp, ISBN 0-948507-01-2.
Volume 2 - Tactile and Non-Vision reveals mi^h activity in terms of research and some results in terms of commercial exploitation. The papers have been selected on the basis of two criteria, namely that they either identify 'milestones' in terms of historical evolution or, alternatively, represent the state-of-the-art in their respective technologies. The subject areas covered include: passive and active force sensors, tactile array sensors, tactile transducers, and ultrasonic sensors. 1986,330pp, ISBN 0-948507-02-0.
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Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Edited by Professor H.-J. Warnecke and R. Steinhilper of IPA, Stuttgart, this book forms a comprehensive collection of the knowledge and experiences of FMS available today. The book includes discussions on such topics as: machine tools for FMS, automation of information flow, CAM and software, quality control, production design and operation design. Ten case studies at the end of the book serve to illustrate specific situations and highlight problems encountered. Flexible Manufacturing Systems forms a timely contribution to the technology of FMS and will help to ensure that FMS becomes more widely and successfully used in years to come. 1985, 320 pp. ISBN 0-903608-95-2.
Robotic Assembly
Robotic assembly is a fast moving field widely perceived as being one of the most strategically important in the development of automated manufacturing systems within the next decade. Edited by Professor Keith Rathmill this text is the result of a concerted attempt to deal with major components of assembly robot technology. Setting out relevant examples of state-of-the-art developments and products the book examines manipulator design, case studies, the importance of product design, programming systems, sensors, and financial issues. A balanced mix of international contributions have been assembled and presented to give a text unique in its industrial orientations, scope and technical quality. 1985, 366 pp. ISBN 0-903608-71-5.
Robot Safety
Edited by Professor Maurice Bonney and Dr Y. F. Yong, this book presents an up-to-date picture of the practice of and developments in robot safety. Safety standards and codes of practice provide the framework, within which the book examines many of the components which together can create a safe robot system. Many of the important factors that need to be considered when designing manufacturing systems are also presented. Practical case studies at the end of the book illustrate how specific solutions have been chosen in industry. The book collates information available only from a large number of dispersed sources and encompasses international practice with source material from Germany, Japan, Sweden, the UK and the USA. 1985, 300 pp, ISBN 0-903608-69-3
Programmable Assembly
The selection of papers reviewing Programmable Assembly has been made by Professor W. B. Heginbotham, who has an established International reputation for his contribution to research In advanced manufacturing. His treatment of the subject clearly demonstrates the trend towards flexible assembly whereby a variety or 'family' of parts can be processed. Subject areas covered include: flexible assembly systems, applications, design for assembly, sensors, parts handling and feeding, and economics and social aspects.
1984, 350pp, ISBN 0-903608-65-0. Robot Vision
Edited by Professor Alan Pugh of the University of Hull, one of the leading authorities in the field of machine vision. Robot Vision offers the best selection of 28 papers by the world's leading specialists on the subject of computer vision applied to robotics. The subject areas covered Include: visual processing techniques, developments In weld guidance, developments In assembly/part presentation, applications, and commercial robot vision systems. 1983, 356 pp. ISBN 0-903608-32-4. Vissza