Indirect sensing method for contact location and force in a compliant finger

This research presents a measurement method for a compliant gripper finger, whereby the location of the contact with an object and the exerted grasp force are measured indirectly, instead of directly on the contacting surface. For this purpose, the deformation is measured using strain gauges at two locations on the inside structure of the finger...

Experimental quantification of gripper limits determined by product detachment in a practical set up: Applied on high-speed case packing of packaged food

The detachment of a product from a suction cup gripper is a challenge that emerged in recent years in the high-speed case packing of packaged food. In this industry suction cups are used to temporarily attach a product to a case packing robot. The detachment of products from the suction cup gripper threatens throughput. In, some cases, the...