Smart Device for Advanced Robot-Based Automation: The System Design

Abstract

Articulated robots are one of the major components in automation. They provide a large operation area in relation to their constructed size. Due to the serial structure the weight of each drive engine is carried by the axis and has to be moved along. To follow the increasing demands in aviation industry higher speed and precision are addressed in production. Higher speed excites vibrations that affect the part quality. Therefore, this paper presents an approach for a smart device with one additional axis. The axis compensates for lateral vibrations relative to the layup direction. Mainly, the design of the mechanism is illustrated within this paper. The system consists of a lever mecha-nism to enlarge the displacement of the actuator, and a motion platform to support the pressure roller. Finally, the paper concludes with issues about the integration into the robots structure and ideas for further applications.