A reconflguroble flxturing system has been developed for a computer-integrated assembly environment. The fixturing system employs a number of fixture modules which are set-up, adjusted and changed automatically by the assembly robot. A dedicated software program has been developed for the design, an
Clamping Fault Detection in a Fixturing System
β Scribed by J.H. Yeh; F.W. Liou
- Publisher
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1526-6125
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β¦ Synopsis
When a workpiece is located and clamped in a fixture, the dynamic response can be used to characterize its corresponding clamping condition. When the contact condition between the workpiece and the fixture is changed, the system response frequency will change accordingly. The identification of insufficient clamping forces is investigated in this study. This paper also presents the modeling and analysis of the contact condition between fixtures and components in a modular fixturing system. Analytical models were obtained using the finite element approach. Virtual spring elements are used to model the dynamic effect of surface contact in the model, and the estimation of the virtual spring constants is also presented. Experimental results are compared with the analytical predictions.
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This paper was not presented at any IFAC meething. This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor M. Basseville under the direction of Editor T. SoK derstroK m.