A novel selective-area gripper for layered assembly of laminated objects

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Newman, Wyatt S ^a   Mathewson, Brian B ^b   Zheng, Yong ^a   Choi, Sangeun ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAM LEM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Grippers; Rapid prototyping; Robot end effectors; Sheet material handling; Solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; END EFFECTORS; FABRICATION; LAMINATES; MATERIALS HANDLING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; ROBOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LAMINATED OBJECTS; LAYERED ASSEMBLY; RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEM; SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION;

GRIPPERS;

EID: 0030421626     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(96)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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