| Article ID: | iaor2005117 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page Number: | 1391 |
| End Page Number: | 1405 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Osaki Hirokazu, Miyazaki Satoshi, Kajihara Yasuhiro, Munesawa Yoshiomi, Uchiyama Hiromitsu |
| Keywords: | robots |
A robot system was developed for the assembly of flexible belt-shaped objects, and the assembly procedures employed by workers in using it were analysed. A multi-fingered hand was developed to hold the objects at several points, and to move them into the proper position for attachment to a part. In addition, an image processing method that can recognize the gripping positions on source objects and conditions after the source objects are attached is proposed.