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Elephant trunk type elastic manipulator - a tool for bulk and liquid materials transportation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1999

Radosław Cieślak
Affiliation:
Institute of Machine Design and Operation Research, Technical University of Wrocław, Wybrzeże Wyspianskiego 27. PL 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Adam Morecki
Affiliation:
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, Ul. Nowowiejska 24, PL 00-665 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: rado@pwr.wroc.pl&amorecki@meil.pw.edu.pl

Abstract

This paper presents some problems dealing with the transportation of bulk and liquid materials. The robotization of the transport process by an elastic manipulator of an elephant trunk type is proposed. The design of an experimental stand and some results of statical and dynamical analysis are presented. In conclusion, some proposals describing the possibilities of utilising elastic manipulators for transport purposes are given.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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