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Chapter 4: Industrial Applications ......................................................81
4.1 Integrating Robots into the Manufacturing Process .................................82
Design for Manufacturability • Robotic Safety Considerations
4.2 Selecting a Suitable Robot ......................................................................89
Work Envelope • Degrees of Freedom • Resolution • Accuracy
• Repeatability • Operations Speed • Load Capacity
4.3 Using Robots in Industry .........................................................................93
Pick-and-Place • Machine Loading and Unloading • Die Casting
• Welding • Spray Operations • Machine Processes • Assembly
• Inspection • Material Handling • Service
Unit II—Power Supplies and Movement Systems
Chapter 5: Electromechanical Systems ........................................... 115
5.1 Automated Systems and Subsystems ....................................................116
Energy Source • Transmission Path • Control • Load • Indicators
5.2 Mechanical Systems ...............................................................................119
5.3 Electrical Systems ..................................................................................119
Sensing Systems • Timing Systems • Control Systems • Rotary
Motion Systems
5.4 Overload Protection ............................................................................... 137
Chapter 6: Fluid Power Systems ......................................................139
6.1 Fluid Power System Models ................................................................... 140
Hydraulic System Model • Pneumatic System Model
6.2 Characteristics of Fluid Flow ................................................................. 144
Compression of Fluids
6.3 Principles of Fluid Power ....................................................................... 146
Force, Pressure, Work, and Power
6.4 Fluid Power System Components .......................................................... 149
Fluid Pumps • Fluid Conditioning Devices • Transmission Lines
• Control Devices • Load Devices • Indicators
6.5 Hybrid Systems ..................................................................................... 167
Unit III—Sensing and End-of-Arm Tooling
Chapter 7: Sensors ..........................................................................171
7.1 How Sensors Work ................................................................................. 172
Transducers