| Author | Nan, Liu |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-00-54 |
| Subject(s) | Assembly-line methods--Automation
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-00-54 |
| Abstract | This research is mainly focused on designing an automated stage of bearing assembly and
bearing height check for a hard disk drive. We present the design and modification of
some tools, manipulator, fixtures, gripper to combine the two processes into one and than
develop a control system. The research can be divided into two parts: the first part is
hardware design which includes manipulator design and gripper design, HSA fixture
modification, bearing install actuator design and screw feeder design. The second part is
image processing using Image Library and Visual C++, Visual BASIC to create
application projects for image grab and processing, data transfer between PC to robot.
According to the methodology, the work is started at grippers and fixture design. The
selection of the robot, sensors and some standard products such as screw feeder and
driver are also taken into consideration during this period. After finalizing the assembly
process automation design, we made the CAD drawings and made a prototype assembly
machine using the gripper, fixtures, robot and machine vision system. This was followed
by the software design including control system design and programming. The prototype
functionality testing was carried out in the last stage. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-00-54 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Afzulpurkar, Nitin V.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Qi, Yulu ;Lertsak Lekawat; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of P.R. China; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |