The aim of this research is to enhance the heat transfer of ventilated brake disks using
modified vanes. The investigated braking scenario is a hold braking deceleration during a …

Purpose The paper aims to present the design, validation and integration of a universal
fabric gripper. Flexible material handling is one of the most challenging problems occurring …

Miyake, T. Ishihara, H., Shoji, R., and Yoshida, S., 2006.“Develop ment of Small-size window
cleaning robot by wall climbing mecha nism”. In Proceedings of the 23rd International …

As a robot's tasks become increasingly diverse, an end-effector's ability to grasp the widest
possible range of object shapes and sizes will be paramount. In previous work, we …

Suction cups have long been used as a means to grasp and manipulate objects. They
enable active control of grasp, enhance grasp stability, and handle some objects such as …

While suction technology was invented long ago, the application of suction to object
manipulation thus far has been confined to many small, well-defined problem sets. Its …

Fiber composite materials are widely used in many industrial applications-specially in
automotive, aviation and consumer goods. Introducing lightweighting material solutions to …

Fabric and textile materials are widely used in many industrial applications, especially in
automotive, aviation and consumer goods. Currently, there is no semi-automatic or …

Adjustable gripper for robotic system that is capable in identifying shape and size of an
object is needed in many applications especially for picking and placing operation. This is …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to address a problem that is commonly faced by
manufacturing companies in the plastics industry, where large and different batches of …