Design and operational considerations of a non-contact robotic handling system for non-rigid materials

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-361

  Erzincanli, F ^a   Sharp, J M ^a   Erhal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRIPPERS; NOZZLES; VACUUM;

NONCONTACT ROBOTIC HANDLING SYSTEMS;

END EFFECTORS;

EID: 0032043547     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(97)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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