SBIR Phase II: Development of Intelligent Materials Handling Systems and Software

SBIR 第二阶段：智能物料搬运系统和软件的开发

• 批准号: 9901775
• 负责人: David Meer
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Cobotics, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-08-01 至 2002-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9901775&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Development; Intelligent

This Small Business Innovatione Research Phase II project from Collaborative Motion Control, Inc. will result in the development of Intelligent Materials Handling systems of a type that complements the physical and sensory capabilities of the human workers who use them. This technology will bring aspects of robotic control, particularly the interface to computers, to the widely used "manual assist devices" which until now have been almost exclusively mechanical. Building in part on Phase I research results, Collaborative Motion Control is entering into a product development relationship with a major manufacturer in the materials handling industry. The resulting overhead-rail assist devices will offer simple and effective power-assist and provide ergonomic and productivity benefits. However these devices will not offer task-level programmability. Phase II research will add task-level programmability to the new class of assist devices. Core cobotic components will be further developed and will make possible the implementation of virtual guiding surfaces. Commercial applications include automobile assembly, textile mills, food and beverage industry, and the many other segments of the materials handling industry in which human workers are essential, yet physical assistance and computer interface are needed.

Collaborative Motion Control，Inc.的这个小型企业创新研究第二阶段项目将导致开发一种智能材料处理系统，这种系统可以补充使用它们的人类工人的身体和感觉能力。这项技术将把机器人控制的各个方面，特别是与计算机的接口，带到广泛使用的“手动辅助设备”中，到目前为止，这些设备几乎都是机械的。协同运动控制部分建立在第一阶段研究成果的基础上，正在与物料搬运行业的一家主要制造商建立产品开发关系。由此产生的架空轨道辅助装置将提供简单而有效的动力辅助，并提供符合人体工程学和生产率的好处。然而，这些设备不会提供任务级的可编程性。第二阶段的研究将为新的辅助设备增加任务级的可编程性。将进一步开发核心的Cobotic组件，并将使虚拟导引表面的实现成为可能。商业应用包括汽车装配、纺织厂、食品和饮料行业以及材料搬运行业的许多其他领域，在这些行业中，人工是必不可少的，但需要物理辅助和计算机接口。