Integrated Gripper Finger Design in Robot Application Development
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robot application development systems lack integrated tools for robot application engineers to design gripper fingers efficiently, requiring them to learn CAD systems or rely on external services, leading to manual and separate design processes.
Innovation Solution
A robot application development system that includes a gripper finger design unit, integrated with a robot application unit and 3D view unit, allowing for automated determination of gripper finger designs based on work piece and robot application information, with user-adjustment capabilities and simulation functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If gripper finger design is performed separately using CAD systems by CAD engineers, then design flexibility and customization are improved, but the complexity of the overall development process increases and requires multiple specialized skills
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the gripper finger design functionality directly into the robot application development environment. The gripper finger design unit is integrated with the robot application unit, allowing robot application engineers to design gripper fingers within the same software environment where they develop robot applications, eliminating the need for separate CAD systems and multiple specialized skills.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot application development system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: robot application development, work piece modeling, and gripper finger design. This multi-functional system allows a single engineer to accomplish tasks that previously required collaboration between robot application engineers and CAD engineers with different specialized tools.
2Ease of operation
If robot application engineers use external services or learn CAD systems for gripper finger design, then design capability is improved, but the time and resources required for development increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables robot application engineers to design gripper fingers themselves using the integrated gripper finger design unit, eliminating the need to rely on external services or spend time learning separate CAD systems. The design unit provides all necessary tools within the familiar robot application development environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically generates initial gripper finger designs based on work piece models and robot application parameters. This preliminary design action provides engineers with a ready-to-use starting point that can be quickly adjusted, significantly reducing the time required compared to creating designs from scratch in external CAD systems.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual gripper finger design processes are used, then design accuracy can be achieved, but productivity and development speed decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical design processes with automated computational methods. The gripper finger design unit automatically calculates optimal finger geometries, opening positions, and dimensions based on work piece characteristics and robot application requirements, maintaining design accuracy while dramatically increasing development speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows engineers to define design parameters and automatically generates corresponding gripper finger designs. By changing parameters such as work piece geometry, gripper type, and application requirements, the system rapidly produces accurate designs without manual recalculations, thereby improving both accuracy and productivity.
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AI summary
A robot application development system and method includes a robot application unit that determines a robot application, which defines the industrial robot in a robot workspace. An input interface receives robot application information. An object data interface receives work piece information. A gripper finger design unit determines a gripper finger design. The robot application unit determines the robot application using the robot application information. The gripper finger design unit determines the gripper finger design using the work piece information and the robot application information.