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ICRA
1998
IEEE
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The Coulomb Pump: a Novel Parts Feeding Method Using a Horizontally-Vibrating Surface
Part feeders, which singulate and orient parts prior to packing and insertion, are critical components of an assembly line. Existing feeders utilize o -plane vibrations of a rigid...
Dan Reznik, John F. Canny
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Micro-Parts Feeding by a Saw-tooth Surface
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...
Atsushi Mitani, Naoto Sugano, Shinichi Hirai