The thesis focuses on design and development of a dedicated gripper for handling product from a plastic molding machine. At first we checked the theoretical basics, where we learned about different types of grippers and methods of gripping. Then we made a list with requirements that we needed to consider as much as possible in our concepts. Depending on the shape of the gripping product, we decided for the use of a vacuum grippers. In addition to vacuum grippers, two single-finger grippers were used, to avoid plastic deformations and for easier separation of a product from the molding machine. Then we made three different concepts which we evaluated using morphological matrices. After selection of the best concept we checked if we have selected the appropriate number of vacuum grippers for product transfer taking into account the acceleration of the manipulator and the gravitational forces.
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