OPTIMIZATION OF LIGHTLY DAMPED PICK-AND-PLACE PROCESSES USING OPTIMAL DYNAMIC-VIBRATION-ABSORBERS

Abstract

Pick-and-place processes are commonplace in manufacturing. A method has been devised for increasing the precision of these tasks using dynamic vibration absorbers to attenuate the dynamics induced by the step-like disturbances coming from the point-to-point reference commands. These novel absorbers are then combined with an intelligent choice of cycle time to produce enhanced performance of lightly damped manufacturing machines.