Fuzzy logic based ultrasonic gripper design for handling small parts

Gunther Reinhart, Thomas Kirchmeier

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Abstract

The assembly of micro parts is associated with several demands. Most of these parts are highly sensitive to mechanical contact and to applied forces. As a consequence common handling tools proofed to be insufficient. Due to this fact new gripping principles are an urgent demand. Especially a new and upcoming contactless handling principle based on ultrasonic vibrations offers great potentials. This paper shows how the handling technology can be designed for different parts using an expert system, which consists of two subsystems, a neural network and a fuzzy logic model. The first one stores the characteristic process parameters of individual gripper designs and interpolates them for similar grippers. The second one uses the existing hypothesis and expert knowledge in order to estimate the part stability for each parameter combination. In this paper the implementation of the fuzzy logic model is introduced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, ISAM 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, ISAM 2011 - Tampere, Finland
Duration: 25 May 201127 May 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, ISAM 2011

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, ISAM 2011
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityTampere
Period25/05/1127/05/11

Keywords

  • Microassembly
  • micro systems
  • squeeze-film-levitation
  • ultrasonic handling

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