Design of grasping interface for microgrippers and micro-parts used in the microassembly of MEMS
Date
2005-06
Authors
Dechev, Nikolai
Cleghorn, William L.
Mills, James K.
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Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
This paper presents guidelines for designing the grasping interface between passive, surface micromachined microgrippers and micro-parts used for a microassembly system. The microassembly system is based on a robotic workstation, to which a microgripper is bonded. The workstation is capable of sequentially assembling surface micromachined micro-parts into 3D microstructures. The microgrippers and micro-parts are designed in such a way, that they each have corresponding geometrical features, which allow them to interface with each other. Previously, this work demonstrated the use of a standardized microgripper tip, and the corresponding micro-part interface feature. However, there are situations when the standardized interface feature may be undesirable for a particular micro-part, or may interfere with the performance of a microstructure. Therefore, a set of new design guidelines are presented to modularize the design of the microgrippers tips and the corresponding micro-part interface features. By using the modular design, microgrippers can be tailored to grasp specific types of micro-parts, without the need for a standardized interface feature. An example of the new modular system is provided.
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Keywords
Microassembly, Microgripper, Micro-part, 3D, MEMS, Microstructure
Citation
N. Dechev, W.L. Cleghorn, and James K. Mills, “Design of Grasping Interface for Microgrippers and Micro-Parts Used in the Microassembly of MEMS,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Image Acquisition, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Macau, China, June 27–July 3, 2005.