Reconfigurable parts feeder with an array of pins

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 147-153

  Blind, Sebastien J ^a   McCullough, Christopher C ^a   Akella, Srinivas ^a   Ponce, Jean ^a  

^a MicroStrategy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTED GRAPH; PACHINKO MACHINE; PARTS FEEDER; RETRACTABLE PINS;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FEEDING; GRAPH THEORY;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033724059     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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