Soft robotic jamming gripper design II

The increasing population density has been taking its toll on the agricultural sector as farms are under pressure to increase production to meet the growing demand while also facing labour shortages as people are less willing to dedicate their livelihoods to farmwork. To overcome these challenges, t...

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Main Author: Choo, Sheryl Ching Yee
Other Authors: Chow Wai Tuck
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Language:English
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1670142023-05-20T16:50:58Z Soft robotic jamming gripper design II Choo, Sheryl Ching Yee Chow Wai Tuck School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering wtchow@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots The increasing population density has been taking its toll on the agricultural sector as farms are under pressure to increase production to meet the growing demand while also facing labour shortages as people are less willing to dedicate their livelihoods to farmwork. To overcome these challenges, the agricultural sector has turned to technological innovations to optimise the harvesting process of fruits and vegetables, and effectively expediting a labour-intensive and time-consuming process. The development of the soft jamming gripper is an additional enhancement to the robotic arm, and it is specifically designed to optimise the fruit harvesting process by minimising fruit damage. The objective of this project was to develop an improved jamming gripper by modifying the jamming membrane material and replacing the soft silicone skin with fabric. The performance of the jamming gripper was compared to that of a conventional gripper without a jamming membrane. The new jamming membrane material, consisting of 50% rice and four-layered cloth with a vacuum bag, was tested for its characteristics through three-point bending, feasibility, and strength tests. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2023-05-20T14:09:50Z 2023-05-20T14:09:50Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Choo, S. C. Y. (2023). Soft robotic jamming gripper design II. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167014 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167014 en A024 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
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Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots
Choo, Sheryl Ching Yee
Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
description The increasing population density has been taking its toll on the agricultural sector as farms are under pressure to increase production to meet the growing demand while also facing labour shortages as people are less willing to dedicate their livelihoods to farmwork. To overcome these challenges, the agricultural sector has turned to technological innovations to optimise the harvesting process of fruits and vegetables, and effectively expediting a labour-intensive and time-consuming process. The development of the soft jamming gripper is an additional enhancement to the robotic arm, and it is specifically designed to optimise the fruit harvesting process by minimising fruit damage. The objective of this project was to develop an improved jamming gripper by modifying the jamming membrane material and replacing the soft silicone skin with fabric. The performance of the jamming gripper was compared to that of a conventional gripper without a jamming membrane. The new jamming membrane material, consisting of 50% rice and four-layered cloth with a vacuum bag, was tested for its characteristics through three-point bending, feasibility, and strength tests.
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Choo, Sheryl Ching Yee
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title Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
title_short Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
title_full Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
title_fullStr Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
title_full_unstemmed Soft robotic jamming gripper design II
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publisher Nanyang Technological University
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