The goal of this project was to design and produce a tool-changeable robotic part manipulator to be used in the manufacturing industry. Project deliverables include a tool which is capable of being swapped in and out of a Vertical Machining Center’s spindle, able to flip a part over for a secondary machining operation, and operate autonomously to enable continuous machine operation. A prototype tool was developed capable of fulfilling each of these requirements as well as programming code to also handle a variety of machine errors.

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Creator

• Stevens, Corey Paul

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042512-125610

Advisor

• Nestinger, Stephen
• Putnam, Craig B.

Year

• 2012

Date created

• 2012-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright