Vacuum Gripper Positioning for Secure High-Speed Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
In production lines, transferring devices often cause products to fall due to high-speed transfer, as they lack effective mechanisms for secure grasping and positioning.
Innovation Solution
A transferring system comprising an imaging unit, telescopic units, and sucking disc units, controlled by a unit that captures images, calculates object area and center points, and determines the number and positions of sucking disc units to adhere to the object for secure pickup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the transferring device transfers the product at a relatively fast speed, then the productivity is improved, but the product may fall from the transferring device
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the product surface into multiple regions by determining multiple to-be-sucked positions, and assigns different sucking disc units to different regions. This segmentation ensures comprehensive coverage of the product surface, preventing falls during high-speed transfer while maintaining productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary imaging and analysis to determine the product's area, center point, and optimal sucking disc positions before the transfer operation begins. This preliminary action ensures that the correct number and positioning of sucking disc units are prepared in advance, enabling secure grasping at high speeds without sacrificing productivity.
2Reliability
If multiple sucking disc units are used to secure the object, then the reliability of pickup is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines the number of sucking disc units needed based on the actual product area and characteristics detected by the imaging unit. Rather than using a fixed number of sucking disc units, the system adjusts the quantity and positioning dynamically, ensuring reliable pickup while minimizing device complexity by only deploying the necessary number of sucking disc units for each specific object.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the imaging unit to continuously monitor and analyze product characteristics, then feeds this information back to the control unit which calculates the optimal number of sucking disc units required. This feedback mechanism ensures that the system uses the minimum necessary number of sucking disc units for secure pickup, balancing reliability with device complexity by avoiding unnecessary components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively prevents objects from falling during high-speed transfer by accurately determining the number and positions of sucking disc units to adhere to the object, ensuring secure pickup and transfer.
Implementation Method 1
control the N number of sucking disc units to adhere respectively to the N number of to-be-sucked positions so as to pick up the object from the storage area
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AI summary
A transferring system for transferring an object disposed in a storage area includes telescopic units, sucking disc units respectively connected to the telescopic units, and a control unit. The control unit calculates an area related to an object according to an image obtained by an imaging unit, and calculates a value of N based on the area. The value of N is a number of the sucking disc units used for picking up the object and is equal to or greater than one. The control unit determines N positions on the object, controls N telescopic units to move N sucking disc units toward the N positions, and controls the N sucking disc units to adhere respectively to the N positions so as to pick up the object from the storage area.