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IJAT Vol.15 No.2 pp. 140-148
doi: 10.20965/ijat.2021.p0140
(2021)

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Automated Screwing of Fittings in Pneumatic Manifolds

Michele Gabrio Antonelli† and Pierluigi Beomonte Zobel

Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE), University of L’Aquila
P.le Pontieri Monteluco di Roio, L’Aquila 67100, Italy

†Corresponding author

Received:
August 11, 2020
Accepted:
October 6, 2020
Published:
March 5, 2021
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Keywords:
collaborative robot, automated screwing, pneumatic manifold, pneumatic fittings
Abstract

The task of screwing is based on a set of actions with no added value, requiring precision, attention, and repeatability. These set of actions could consist of alienating and demanding activity for a human operator. Collaborative robotics can facilitate the performance of such tasks. This investigation focuses on the development of a smart station for the automated screwing of fittings in pneumatic manifolds. The collaborative robot Sawyer produced by Rethink Robotics is equipped with an appropriate end-effector and was utilized to receive the fittings from a vibrating feeder towards the end-effector. This facilitated centering of the fittings on the threaded holes, and the performance of the screwing task on a set of manifolds placed on a rotating station. The design of the end-effector and its prototype is described. In addition, the proposed automated process was experimentally tested and its effectiveness was validated.

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M. Antonelli and P. Zobel, “Automated Screwing of Fittings in Pneumatic Manifolds,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.15 No.2, pp. 140-148, 2021.
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