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An Intelligent Vacuum Gripper for Robotic Handling

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An ongoing research programme at Queen’s University, Belfast into the automated fabrication of advanced composite components for the aerospace industry is described. Details of a vacuum/pressure end-effector are presented and its operation in an manufacturing environment outlined.

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  1. Curran J P & Wright E J (1984) Off-line Programming and Control of an Industrial Robot Using A Microcomputer, UK Robotics Research 1984, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 79–83.

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Peter F. McGoldrick

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Curran, J.P., Wright, E.J., Armstrong, P.J. (1987). An Intelligent Vacuum Gripper for Robotic Handling. In: McGoldrick, P.F. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing Technology II. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8524-4_37

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