Abstract: The cost of feeding parts to a robot for either machine loading or for assembly has been recognized as excessively expensive. The lack of a cost-effective generic part-presenter has prevented ...

Abstract: Design for manufacturing of equipment (that handles deformable objects) and disposable medical devices (such as medical needles, optic fibers, and catheters for inserting into the human body) ...

Abstract: The paper addresses the problem of picking up moving objects from a vibratory feeder with robotic hand-eye coordination. Since the dynamics of moving targets on the vibratory feeder are highly ...

Abstract: This paper presents the basis for optimizing the design of a three degrees-of-freedom (DOF) variable reluctance (VR) spherical motor which offers some attractive features by combining pitch, roll, ...

Abstract: In machine vision applications, accuracy of the image far outweighs image appearance. This paper presents physically-accurate image synthesis as a flexible, practical tool for examining a large ...

Abstract: In many industries, it is often required to transfer objects using compliant fingers capable of accommodating a limited range of object shapes/sizes without causing damage to the products being ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the parametric effects, which include material properties, hook shape, and shear deformation, on the force/deflection relationship governing the assembly/disassembly processes ...

Abstract: We consider here a class of compliant mechanisms consisting of one or more flexible beams, the manipulation of which relies on the deflection of the flexible beams. As compared with traditional ...

Abstract: A compliant gripper gains its dextral manipulation by the flexural motion of its fingers. It is a preferable device as compared to grippers with multijoint actuations because of reduced fabrication ...

Abstract: Optical fibers are drawn from preforms (fused silica glass rods) typically made up of two concentric cylinders (the core rod and the clad tube), which are usually joined in a separate fusion ...