Sensors
Avoid vibrations on the gripper
In order to avoid vibrations on the gripper, two factors must be taken into account: the application of force and the robot path planning. This is because the gripper components are subject to constantly changing forces due to the robot acceleration. If the robot path is programmed unfavorably, vibrations can occur.
To protect grippers from vibrations, Tünkers offers the self-sufficient TREC measuring system with integrated web server and an EGBE sensor, which is installed stationary on the gripper system. The accelerations are recorded on the gripper and processed in the measuring system. The evaluations of the acceleration curves allow conclusions to be drawn about the actual load and load peaks, the vibration behaviour as well as the quality and optimization potential of the robot programming and the gripper structure.
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