{"title":"Evaluation of asymmetric microfabricated surfaces using femtosecond laser process for microparts feeding","authors":"A. Mitani, S. Hirai","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957188","url":null,"abstract":"Previously, we found that an asymmetric microfabricated surface can feed microparts along using simple planar symmetric vibrations. Microparts move forward because they adhere to the asymmetric surface asymmetrically. To feed along 0402-type capacitors (size, 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.2 mm; weight, 0.1 mg), we used a slight stainless shim tape microfabricated by a femtosecond laser processing tool, specifically the double-pulsed femtosecond laser irradiation technique, to generate an asymmetric profile surface. We then evaluated the characteristics of the microfabricated surface, including the effects of decreased adhesion, the differences in profiles of the two inclined surfaces, the coefficients of friction in both the forward and backward directions, and the friction angle of the 0402-type capacitors in both directions. Using the results of feeding of these capacitors, we assessed the relationship between driving frequency and feeding velocity. We also assessed two other microfabricated surfaces generated by the single beam femtosecond laser diagonal irradiation technique. We evaluated the asymmetry of these microfabricated surfaces based on measurements using an atomic force microscope (AFM) system. We then performed feeding experiments of 0402-type capacitors with the same driving conditions using newly and previously generated surfaces. Experimental results were compared to assess the surface most appropriate for feeding 0402-type capacitors.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124139419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Market study on adaptive robots for flexible manufacturing systems","authors":"R. Gruninger, E. Kus, R. Huppi","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957143","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper the technological scenario for the industrial implementation of flexible and adaptive robotic systems, as developed in the EU-project ARFLEX, is described. Based on a literature study and two questionnaires conducted among the European enterprises, the market demands of such robotic systems are analyzed and their most promising applications are identified. The market studies show that small batch size production and frequent production line changes are common in the industrial production and that therefore flexible and adaptive robotic systems have a big potential on the future industrial market. Among others, assembling operations were identified as promising key applications for such systems.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126609748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the linear and nonlinear observability analysis of the SLAM problem","authors":"L. Perera, A. Melkumyan, E. Nettleton","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957168","url":null,"abstract":"Research in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has been progressing for almost two decades. Although several researchers attempted recently to investigate its observability (mostly without proofs for the general cases) the established facts have often been left unnoticed or ignored by the research community. In this paper rigorous proofs have been provided as an enlightenment for the observability properties of the general two dimensional SLAM problem incorporating a car like kinematic model in the context of piece-wise constant systems theory and non-linear Lie derivative theory. Observable and Unobservable states of the general n landmark SLAM problem have been established with proofs. A comparison of linear and non-linear techniques to evaluate the observability of SLAM is provided using simulations.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"2012 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125991437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MEMS and J2ME based acceleration real-time measurement and monitoring system for fuel cell city bus","authors":"Jianfeng Hua, Liangfei Xu, Xinfan Lin, Mingyin Hu, Jianqiu Li, M. Ouyang","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957185","url":null,"abstract":"Since Jul. 2008, Beijing started a clean public transportation plan for the 29th Olympic Games. As a part of this plan, three fuel cell buses will work in a fixed bus line for one year as green energy vehicle demonstration for public. This is the first time to demonstrate homemade fuel cell buses in Beijing. The buses really serve as an ordinary bus on the streets of Beijing. Some control strategies are not adequately mature yet during the complex transient city cycle and are still needed to be optimized with the updating experiment data collected with day-to-day operation. Due to the speciality of fuel cell engine and electrified power-train system, some particular measurement, monitoring and calibration devices are ensuring normal operation of the fuel cell bus in the demonstration. The 3-axial accelerations of the fuel cell buses are the significant parameters to evaluate dynamical performance and manipulation stability. Furthermore they also feature the characteristic of city cycle route in demonstration. In order to measure and monitor the 3-axial accelerations of the fuel cell bus rapidly and conveniently, a novel wireless portable online monitoring system based on Java 2nd Micro Edition (J2ME) and Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology is implemented. The monitoring terminal could be a cell phone, PDA or any other smart mobile device with Bluetooth interface. The data exchange between monitoring terminals and VCU (Vehicle Control Unit) is highly secure under the guarantee of the Bluetooth pairing and authentication mechanism.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128282604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. J. García, J. Corrales, J. Pomares, F. Candelas, F. Torres
{"title":"Visual servoing path tracking for safe human-robot interaction","authors":"G. J. García, J. Corrales, J. Pomares, F. Candelas, F. Torres","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957114","url":null,"abstract":"When a human is introduced into a robotic cell, the robot controller must be aware of the human location in order to assure her/his physical integrity. This paper presents a pre-collision strategy which maintains a safety distance between a robot and a human who wears a tracking system composed of a motion capture suit and a UWB localization system. The system proposed is able to guide the robot using visual servoing through a previously defined path. The time-independent behaviour of this system enables the robot to completely track the desired trajectory, even in those cases when the robot goes away from the human during the tracking to guarantee her/his safety.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131259083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of design competitions in mechatronics education","authors":"W. Singhose, J. Vaughan, R. Mayor","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957226","url":null,"abstract":"Design competitions are commonplace in courses that teach mechanical design. The competitions provide not only a structured design challenge, but also great motivation for the students to design and build a well-functioning device. This paper describes how design competitions have been integrated into mechatronics education at Georgia Tech. Three types of competitions are described. The first contests are used in the introductory mechanical design course. The course requires the students to work in teams to create a mechatronics device, so the course can also be considered an introductory mechatronics course. The second type of competitions are used in a graduate-level controls implementation course. Finally, an extracurricular contest that requires the students to build an autonomous “satellite” is described.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131154880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Chicharro, A. L. Morales, R. Moreno, A. Nieto, P. Pintado
{"title":"Sensorless automotive engine speed measurement by noise analysis","authors":"J. Chicharro, A. L. Morales, R. Moreno, A. Nieto, P. Pintado","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957125","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a novel solution for automotive RPM measurement without a specific sensor. The measurement instrument is simply connected via a standard jack to the cigarette lighter socket. The engine speed is finally estimated through the noise analysis of acquired tension signals. Successful experimental results are included.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115771669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of tendon-driven robotic mechanisms by non-linear springs with hysteresis characteristics","authors":"K. Haiya, S. Komada, J. Hirai","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957225","url":null,"abstract":"Tasks of robot manipulators are expanding from repetitive tasks in nonhuman environment such as factories to various tasks in human environment such as hospitals and offices. Safety and variety of tasks are necessary for manipulators in human environment, which are acquired by adjustment of joint stiffness. There are tendon mechanisms with nonlinear springs as a joint stiffness adjustment mechanism. SAT (Stiffness Adjustable Tendon) has some advantages such as light and cheap among nonlinear springs. On the other hand, conventional controllers based on a characteristics equation of general nonlinear springs do not realize precise tension control due to hysteresis characteristics of SAT. Therefore, a controller suitable for tendon mechanisms with nonlinear springs whose characteristic equations are not available is realized by adding tension error feedback control with disturbance observer and reaction force observer. Moreover, effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed by simulations.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115979687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Brandão, F. N. Martins, V. T. Rampinelli, M. Sarcinelli-Filho, Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, R. Carelli
{"title":"A multi-layer control scheme for multi-robot formations with adaptive dynamic compensation","authors":"A. Brandão, F. N. Martins, V. T. Rampinelli, M. Sarcinelli-Filho, Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, R. Carelli","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957216","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a multi-layer scheme to control a formation of three mobile robots. Each layer works as an independent module, dealing with a specific part of the problem of formation control, thus giving to the system more flexibility. In order to reduce formation errors, the proposed architecture includes a layer which performs an adaptive dynamic compensation, using a robust updating law, which compensates for each robot dynamics. The controller is able to guide the robots to the desired formation, including the possibility of time-varying position and/or shape. Stability analysis is performed for the closed-loop system, and the result is that the formation errors are ultimately bounded. Finally, simulation results for a group of three unicycle-like mobile robots are presented, which show that system performance is improved when the adaptive dynamic compensation layer is included in the formation control scheme.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"231 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122372324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julio Garrido Campos, R. Martin, J. Armesto, Juan Sáez López
{"title":"Stone cutting automation technology based on features","authors":"Julio Garrido Campos, R. Martin, J. Armesto, Juan Sáez López","doi":"10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2009.4957239","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a CAD/CAM/CNC architecture to automate saw blade stone cutting machines (disc stone cutting machines). The architecture is designed to give the controller the capacity of decision making as well as control of the machine tool, with the objective of being able to react to changes in the machining conditions, which is common in this kind technology. Adopting a similar paradigm as the new approaches for CNC manufacturing, especially the new ISO standard for CNC programming (STEP-NC), the proposed system is based on the definition of product features to be communicated to the controller. The controller has the objective of machining the features, and it is able to replan, on the fly, the work to get them, despite changing conditions in the stone or in the disc.","PeriodicalId":414967,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127595146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}