Material handling of compliant sheet metal parts significantly impacts both part dimensional quality and production rate in the stamping industry. This paper advances previously developed material handling end effector layout optimization methodology for rigid point end effectors [1] by developing a dexterous part-holding end effector model. This model overcomes the shortcomings of the rigid point part-holding end effector model by predicting part deformation more accurately for various modes of deformation and for a set of part-holding end effector locations. This is especially important for handling systems which utilize vacuum cup end effectors widely used for handling of large sheet metal parts. The dexterous end effector model design method and an algorithm for estimation of model parameters are developed. The algorithm combines data from design of computer simulations and from the set of experiments by integrating finite element analysis and a statistical data processing technique. Experimental studies are conducted to verify the developed model and the model parameter estimation algorithm. The developed methodology provides an analytical tool for product and process designers to accurately predict part deformation during handling, which further leads to minimization of part deformation, improvement of part dimensional quality and increase of production rate.
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A Dexterous Part-Holding Model for Handling Compliant Sheet Metal Parts
D. Ceglarek,
D. Ceglarek
Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Jianjun Shi
Jianjun Shi
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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H. F. Li
General Motors Corp, Warren, MI 48089
D. Ceglarek
Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Jianjun Shi
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Manuscript received June 2000; revised March 2001. Associate Editor: E. C. DeMeter.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Feb 2002, 124(1): 109-118 (10 pages)
Published Online: March 1, 2001
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June 1, 2000
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Li, H. F., Ceglarek, D., and Shi, J. (March 1, 2001). "A Dexterous Part-Holding Model for Handling Compliant Sheet Metal Parts ." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. February 2002; 124(1): 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1406953
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