how simulate a robot with a automatic claw for two parts?

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Henrique O2 asked Aug 15 2018 at 11:16 AM anon-user answered May 16 2019 at 6:33 AM

how simulate a robot with a automatic claw for two parts?

hello everyone.

my simulation have a robot arm. This robot take a part in a conveyor and load a processor. this same robot unload processor and put this part at next queue.

i need change just one thing. when the processor works, the robot need take a part in a conveyor and wait in front a processor with the part in your hand. When the processor finish a task, the robot unload a finish part and load the part with no process. SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Software Version:

FlexSim 18.0.5

robot robot picking

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Henrique O2 commented · Aug 15 2018 at 4:54 PM

like a links below (i can't download there exemples because there are very old)

https://www.flexsim.com/community/forum/showthread.php?t=515&page=3

https://www.flexsim.com/community/forum/showthread.php?t=1875

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tannerp commented · Aug 15 2018 at 5:24 PM

In this model I had the robot connected as the center object of the conveyor's exit transfer and as the center object of the processor. I then selected the "Use Transport" option for both the exit transfer and the processor.

I also changed the Maximum Content of Processor1 to 2. That way it can unload right before loading the processed item. Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but hopefully it helps.

Model: robot-unloads-and-loads.fsm

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robot-unloads-and-loads.fsm (177.8 KiB)

robot-unload-and-load-simultaneously.png (510.8 KiB)

Henrique O2 tannerp commented · Aug 20 2018 at 5:35 PM

Thank you Tanner! But that's not exactly it. please. See the links above!

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Isaac Litster commented · Aug 20 2018 at 5:46 PM

Hi @Henrique O2

Would you be able to upload what you have so far with your model?

Thanks

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Henrique O2 Isaac Litster commented · Aug 20 2018 at 7:39 PM

See that example.

the processor 1 wait the robot load the processor 2 and take a part in queue 1 to load the processor 1.

so, if the robot have a automatic claw take a part in queue 1 and wait the processor 1 finish and when the processor 1 finish he unload the finish part and load the raw part the processor 1 not stay waiting the robot.

example-1-robot-2-processor.fsm

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example-1-robot-2-processor.fsm (25.6 KiB)

Isaac Litster Henrique O2 commented · Aug 20 2018 at 8:03 PM

I'm not sure if I understand correctly, but is this what you are looking for? Let me know if anything needs to be changed.

robot-claw-model.fsm

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robot-claw-model.fsm (34.3 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2018-08-21T10:20:19Z

Ralf Gruber answered Aug 21 2018 at 10:20 AM Isaac Litster commented Aug 21 2018 at 8:08 PM

Henrique,

I did not build this model myself, but I think it does what you want. All the possible movements of the robot, including rotating the gripper, are implemented through paths in the robot GUI.

In the process flow, the next path is set for the next operation. This is a pretty simple sample, since the whole process is hard coded as a repetitive sequence, but will give you an idea, how to do it.

If you want the gripper to look nicer, you will have to change that in the Animation Creator.

Good Luck

Ralf

8005-dualendeffector-1.fsm

8005-dualendeffector-1.fsm (48.4 KiB)

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Henrique O2 commented · Aug 21 2018 at 12:17 PM

Hello Ralf!

Bullseye!

Tks for your time!

Now i need just adjust this sample right in my project.

but is not so simple to me because I do not know anything about Process Flow.

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Isaac Litster Henrique O2 commented · Aug 21 2018 at 8:08 PM

Hi @Henrique O2

If you would like some help learning Process Flow, there are some helpful tutorials found in the FlexSim user manual. Also, feel free to ask more questions if you have any difficulties.

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process-flow-tutorials.png (141.7 KiB)

Answer 2 · 2018-08-15T14:22:05Z

Joshua S answered Aug 15 2018 at 2:22 PM Henrique O2 commented Aug 20 2018 at 5:37 PM

Using process flow, have an "unload" then "move object" activity right after each other, the unload is referencing the part in hand and the move object is referencing the finished part.

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