Design of a flexure-based gripper used in optical fiber handling
Chen Wenjie
Lin Wei
Singapore Inst. of Manuf. Technol., Nanyang, Singapore;
This paper appears in: Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, 2004 IEEE Conference on
Publication Date: 1-3 Dec. 2004
Volume: 1,
On page(s): 83- 88 vol.1
ISSN:
ISBN: 0-7803-8645-0
INSPEC Accession Number: 8412000
Current Version Published: 2005-06-13
Abstract
In optical fiber handling, a major requirement for the handling tools is to avoid introducing flaws on the cladding surface or excessive stress in the core. Conventional tools built with bearing-based mechanisms are difficult to meet the requirements because they cannot precisely control their motion and the gripping force due to backlash and Coulomb friction in their joints. The flexure-based tools however, due to absence of Coulomb friction and backlash in their motion, can provide a solution to the challenges. This paper presents a design method for a flexure-based gripper used in fiber handling. A prototype of the gripper developed by means of the method is described as well.
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