| Autor: |
Zoltan Major, Alexander Hildebrandt, Sven Gablenz, Gabriel Dämmer |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2019) |
| ISSN: |
2415-6698 |
| DOI: |
10.25046/aj040204 |
| Popis: |
Combining state-of-the-art additive manufacturing technologies with structural optimization has the potential to produce geometrically complex multi-material components with integrated functionalities and desired structural behavior. In this article, the simulation-driven design process of a multi-material light-weight gripper with an integrated pneumatic bellows actuator is described. The design of the bellows structure is based on a previously published contribution to the RoboSoft2018 conference in Livorno, Italy. The conference paper contains the shape optimization and experimental investigations of the structural and fatigue behavior of linear type multi-material PolyJet bellows actuators. In this extended version, the main findings of the conference paper are translated into the design of a rotary type bellows actuator that is finally integrated into a multi-material light-weight gripper. In order to define the lay-out of the gripper’s support structure, a density-based topology optimization is performed and the application on a PolyJet printed light-weight robot is demonstrated. The presented design approach and results are useful for researchers and engineers involved in the development of multi-material additive manufacturing, simulation-driven design and functionally integrated structures for pneumatic robotic systems. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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