S.P.I.E. Dharmathilaka, lkS.N. Devasurendra, lkP.K. Chathuranga, A. Kulasekera, N. Jayaweera
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Fixturing is one of the key subprocesses used in many industries such as aerospace, automobile and marine engineering. Most existing fixturing systems use pin-type end effectors which apply concentrated loads (See Fig. 1. (Left)) on objects resulting in geometrical distortions [1]. Granular jamming is a novel fixturing technique used in the field of soft robotics [3]. We propose the use of granular jamming for developing a fixturing system which minimizes the structural deformation and surface damage prevalent in pin type fixturing.