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The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system
Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/80394 The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system Read, Sebastian E. A. Van der Merwe, Andre Schutte, C. S. L. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Industrial Engineering. Piezo-ceramic Micro-material Micro-machining Coarse-to-fine Microtechnology Microelectromechanical systems Milling-machines Theses -- Industrial engineering Dissertations -- Industrial engineering Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a need for a coarse-to-fine positioning system as per a case study presented by the project collaboration partner, the Technical University of Chemnitz. The case study involves the picking and placing of piezo-ceramic micro parts into milled micro cavities. The focus of the project is the creation and development of a systematic approach for the design and the implementation of a coarse-to-fine positioning system for micro material handling. A second focus is to determine the applicability of the system for highly accurate and repeatable micro drilling and micro-milling. A systematic approach entails combining innovation management (assists in overall project structure), systems engineering (assists in specific design steps and tools) and research questions. Micro-milling was achieved, however the system proved unsuitable for highly accurate and repeatable micro drilling. The coarse-to-fine positioning system was successfully designed, built, and tested for accurate micro material handling. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar bestaan ’n behoefte aan ’n grof-tot-fyn-posisioneringstelsel - soos blyk uit die gevallestudie uiteengesit deur die samewerkende projekvennoot, die Tegniese Universiteit van Chemnitz. Die gevallestudie behels die uitsoek en plasing van piezo-keramiek partikels in gefreesde mikroholtes. Hierdie projek het gefokus op die skepping en ontwikkeling van ’n stelselmatige benadering tot die ontwerp en implementering van ’n grof-tot-fyn-posisioneringstelsel vir mikromateriaalhantering en mikromasjienering. ’n Stelselmatige benadering behels dat innovasiebestuur (hulp met die algehele projekstruktuur), stelselingenieurswese (hulp met spesifieke ontwerpstappe en -hulpmiddels) en navorsingsdoelwitte gekombineer word. Die geïmplementeerde stelsel is eksperimenteel getoets en daar is bevind dat dit aan die spesifikasies en vereistes voldoen. 2013-02-27T11:00:50Z 2013-03-15T07:48:39Z 2013-02-27T11:00:50Z 2013-03-15T07:48:39Z 2013-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80394 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xxiii, 371 p. : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Piezo-ceramic Micro-material Micro-machining Coarse-to-fine Microtechnology Microelectromechanical systems Milling-machines Theses -- Industrial engineering Dissertations -- Industrial engineering Read, Sebastian E. A. The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title | The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title_full | The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title_fullStr | The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title_full_unstemmed | The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title_short | The development of a robotic coarse-to-fine positioning system |
| title_sort | development of a robotic coarse to fine positioning system |
| topic | Piezo-ceramic Micro-material Micro-machining Coarse-to-fine Microtechnology Microelectromechanical systems Milling-machines Theses -- Industrial engineering Dissertations -- Industrial engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80394 |
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