Automated Object Conveying System Using Robot and Suspender
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods require human intervention to grip and convey heavy-weight workpieces, as robots cannot automatically recognize and interact with balancer grippers, leading to inefficiencies in automated conveying systems.
Innovation Solution
An automatic object conveying system utilizing a suspending moving device with a suspender and moving mechanism, coupled with a robot arm, allows for automated coupling and movement of objects by positioning and holding a coupler, enabling automated interaction and conveying without human intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a robot and balancer collaborate to convey heavy-weight workpieces, then the conveying capability is improved, but human intervention is still required to guide the gripper to the workpiece
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the robot to autonomously locate and grip the coupler without human guidance. The suspender automatically positions the coupler at a known first position, and the robot independently navigates to grip it, eliminating the need for worker intervention while maintaining the collaborative robot-balancer conveying capability
Solution Approach 2:
The coupler serves as an intermediary component that bridges the workpiece and the robot gripper. By attaching the coupler to the workpiece and positioning it at a known location, the system creates a standardized interface that the robot can automatically recognize and grip, transforming the manual guidance process into an automated interaction
2Extent of automation
If the coupler is positioned at a known location, then the robot can automatically grip and couple it to the object, but the system complexity increases due to additional positioning mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The suspender is designed to perform multiple functions: it suspends the workpiece, positions the coupler at a known first position, and facilitates automatic coupling with the robot. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate positioning mechanisms, thereby limiting the increase in system complexity while achieving high automation
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AI summary
A method of automatically conveying an object, using a suspending moving device and a robot having an arm configured to hold the object, the suspending moving device including a suspender and a moving mechanism configured to move the suspender, and the suspender including a coupler configured to be coupled to the object and a suspending member configured to suspend the coupler, is provided. The method includes a step for locating the coupler of the suspender at a given first position, a step for locating the object at a given second position, a step for causing the robot to hold the coupler located at the first position and coupling the held coupler to the object located at the second position, and a step for causing the suspending moving device to move, by the moving mechanism, the object coupled to the coupler together with the suspender.