TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a vacuum suction cup by applying magnetorheological elastomers for objects with flat surfaces
AU - Zhang, Peizhi
AU - Kamezaki, Mitsuhiro
AU - Otsuki, Kenshiro
AU - He, Zhuoyi
AU - Sakamoto, Hiroyuki
AU - Sugano, Shigeki
N1 - Funding Information:
*This work was supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), JSPS KAKENHI Grant No. 25220005, and the Research Institute for Science and Engineering (WISE), Waseda University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - In this paper, we present a suction cup by applying magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) that can be used for the wall climbing robot and picking application. MRE is a smart material in which the ferromagnetic particles are dispersed in the elastomer. In conventional research, MREs are often used as a vibration absorber, since the physical or mechanical properties can be altered upon the application of a magnetic field. In this paper, we focus on the expansion of the use of MRE material. When the magnetic field is added, the MRE will be attracted to the magnetic generator due to the ferromagnetic particles inside. The basic mathematical model between magnetic force and elasticity is discussed by us, which supports the working principle of building MRE suction cup. The MRE suction cup contains a permanent magnetic field generator unit and a MRE membrane unit. A servo motor is used to control the ON/OFF of the magnetic generator, so that the MRE membrane can be activated and deactivated. In this prototype, we focus on picking objects with flat surfaces as the first attempt. The proposed suction cup can achieve appropriate suction force, low noise, energy-saving. In this paper, the operation method of MREs, the design of the suction cup, and the evaluation of the prototype are conducted.
AB - In this paper, we present a suction cup by applying magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) that can be used for the wall climbing robot and picking application. MRE is a smart material in which the ferromagnetic particles are dispersed in the elastomer. In conventional research, MREs are often used as a vibration absorber, since the physical or mechanical properties can be altered upon the application of a magnetic field. In this paper, we focus on the expansion of the use of MRE material. When the magnetic field is added, the MRE will be attracted to the magnetic generator due to the ferromagnetic particles inside. The basic mathematical model between magnetic force and elasticity is discussed by us, which supports the working principle of building MRE suction cup. The MRE suction cup contains a permanent magnetic field generator unit and a MRE membrane unit. A servo motor is used to control the ON/OFF of the magnetic generator, so that the MRE membrane can be activated and deactivated. In this prototype, we focus on picking objects with flat surfaces as the first attempt. The proposed suction cup can achieve appropriate suction force, low noise, energy-saving. In this paper, the operation method of MREs, the design of the suction cup, and the evaluation of the prototype are conducted.
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U2 - 10.1109/AIM43001.2020.9158872
DO - 10.1109/AIM43001.2020.9158872
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85090384879
T3 - IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
SP - 777
EP - 782
BT - 2020 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2020
Y2 - 6 July 2020 through 9 July 2020
ER -