Author
Howard, William E.
Other Contributors
Derby, Stephen J.;
Date Issued
1985-08
Subject
Mechanical engineering
Degree
MEng;
Terms of Use
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Abstract
An automatic ejection devices was devised to insure that sticking, due to shrinkage of the encapsulation alloy around mold surfaces, would not interrupt a continuous flow of parts through the process. Also, a series of manual operations required in the process were automated, eliminating the need for human intervention with the exception of staging the blades at the start of a run.; The design and construction of a robotic system to automate an existing turbine blade encapsulation process is described. The major component in the automation scheme is a Unimation Puma 560 robot, which takes blades from a staging rack and inserts them among locator points inside an encapsulation mold. To accomplish this objective, a special compliant gripping device was devised that allows for small manufacturing variations in part size and tolerates imprecision in the blade staging location.;
Description
August 1985; School of Engineering
Department
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering;
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Relationships
Rensselaer Theses and Dissertations Online Collection;
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