INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CLOSING O F PNEUMATIC ATTRACTION PREHENSORS

Authors
ORIEUX S BALDAS L MARE JC
Citation
S. Orieux et al., INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CLOSING O F PNEUMATIC ATTRACTION PREHENSORS, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie, 325(9), 1997, pp. 495-501
Citations number
3
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Mecanique, physique, chimie, astronomie → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518069
Volume
325
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
495 - 501
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8069(1997)325:9<495:ISFACO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Vacuum prehensile systems using a set of suction clips offer many adva ntages. However an important problem appears when these is no matter i n front of some suction cups. Indeed the flow rate sucked up in vain i nduces a considerable waste of energy and the vacuum level may become insufficient for gripping. Therefore it is very useful to disconnect a ll the suction clips that are not being used for gripping. In this pap er we present a new solution using the sucked up flow rate to detect a nd to drive the closing of unused suction cups.