Abstract:A lack of fixturing flexibility and of high speed handling of non-rigid parts are two important problems in automotive sheet metal assembly operations. This paper describes the development of two unique grippers for flexible fixturing of automotive sheet metal parts, and of two methods for the vibration control needed for high speed handling of non-rigid parts. Each gripper is designed to execute a 3-D fixturing strategy which does not require accurate initial part placement, and provides a large number of val… Show more
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