Review of Mobile Robots For Manufacturing

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Introduction
An operation of pick and place which includes palletizing is one of the applications of
manipulators used in robotic field. Such kind of the pick and place robots. These kinds of the
robots are used in increasing productivity in certain settings in which there is repetitive as well as
laborious tasks like for the case of packaging. Also the applications can be done in the case of
the assembly operations. The application s can also involve removal of the hands of human
beings from the works or activities considered to be hazardous e.g. for the case of nuclear
decommissioning (Brossog et al 1320).
It is important to note that the customization of the pick and place robots is possible by the use of
appropriate systems of programming. This implies that it is possible to develop accurate model
which again can be used in the simulations of the motions of the robot. The design aspect of
simulation will directly affect the efficiency and reach of the robot, assist in the estimation of the
cycle time and finally assist in the conveyance of the paths of potential collisions before it can
actually be implemented on the hardware. This does not only save on time but also money. The
possible damage to the robot is also prevented. The design of the low payload picks and place
robot is achieved by the use of the servo motors and this is the reason why most of the models
which are in existence tend to use this kind of the mechanisms. This particular paper presents a
simulation as well as modelling (Canfield et al 2016).
Description of the Systems and layout
The mechanical structure of the robot which was developed was very similar to the robot arms
which are commercially available. The developed robot was to be applied or used in the smart

flexible manufacturing system (SFMS). This component was made up of a machine centre which
had been coiled in the form of CNC machine for drilling.
Figure 1: Layout (Polygerinos et al, 12)
Also this was in the form drafted machine called an automatic guided vehicle (AGV). The
principle of operation however remained that of pick and place. The system’s remote component
was made up of Internet technology including drilling using CNC machine(Krueger 1121). The
structure or the framework of the pick and place robot under the study is as shown in the figure
below. In this particular system, there is an integration of the of vision component into the
robot’s workspace. This component of the vision assists in the recognition of the shapes of the
objects. Also the colour of work pieces to be picked is being recognized by the vision component
in their respective work plane.
Simulation