This paper explores a method of manipulating a planar rigid part on a conveyor belt using a robot with just one joint. This approach has the potential of offering a simple and fle...
Srinivas Akella, Wesley H. Huang, Kevin M. Lynch, ...
This paper describes a robotic manipulation primitive called toppling--knocking a part over. We derive the mechanical conditions for toppling, express these as constraints on robo...
In this paper we illustrate a methodology for modeling and analyzing flexible feeders using generalized semi-Markov process (GSMP) models. Working through the simple case consisti...
Michael S. Branicky, Greg C. Causey, Roger D. Quin...
Abstract— This paper examines the novel use of a sawtooth surface with simple planar and symmetric vibration for unidirectional micro-parts feeding. In micro-parts feeding, to dr...
In the context of automated feeding (orienting) of industrial parts, we study the algorithmic design of traps in the bowl feeder track that filter out all but one orientation of ...