What is an industrial manipulator?
Industrial manipulator is the imitation of human hand action, according to the given program to achieve automatic grasp, handling and operation of the automatic device.
The manipulator is generally composed of the actuator, the driving mechanism, the control system, the detection device and so on. The intelligent manipulator also has the sense system and the intelligent system.
The industrial manipulator is mainly composed of four parts: the actuator, the driving mechanism, the control system and the frame.
1. actuator
The executive body consists of the following parts:
(1) Claw it is directly grasp (clamp or relax) the workpiece (or tool) component. Commonly used are claw type, sucker type and universal type.
(2) The wrist is a component connecting the claw and the arm, which plays the role of supporting the claw and expanding the movement range of the arm. It can realize rotation and swing motion. Sometimes, a manipulator without wrist action can also be used.
(3) the arm is a component supporting the wrist and claw. Generally can realize expansion, lifting and swing and other movements.
(4) Column it is the support arm and other components of the device, is generally fixed, because the work needs to make transverse movement, often called mobile column.
(5) walking mechanism it is the manipulator can complete the remote operation device, composed of roller and guide rail or multi-bar mechanism.
2. Driving mechanism
The driving mechanism is the power device that drives the arm, wrist, claw and other components. It usually has pneumatic, hydraulic, electric and other three forms.
3. Control system
The control system is a device that controls the motion of the manipulator according to the prescribed program. It must be capable of storing or remembering information about commands, such as sequence of actions, location of arrival, and time. It can timely measure and process information, control instructions to the actuator of the manipulator, and send out fault alarm when necessary.
4. stand
The machine base is the basic component of the manipulator actuator and the driving mechanism.
