OPTIMIZATION OF A GRIPPER MADE BY COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Abstract

This paper presents a synthesis of the literature for gripping mechanisms and also a gripper solution. In the first part of the paper were taken into account general aspects of industrial robots, the current state of the art for grippers, force analysis, calculation methods and composite materials. The second part of the paper contains my own contribution. Following the analysis of current requirements, a gripping mechanism capable of meeting the criteria of flexible manufacturing systems and industrial robots was designed. This contains two pneumatic cylinders, one for the main movement and the second for grouping the fingers two by two. Also, in the second part, experimental tests of different types of composite materials were performed, the results being used for finite element analysis.

Keywords

• gripper
• gripping system
• gripper design
• prehension
• finite element analysis