A Methodology for the Selection of Micro-Assembly Techniques
- 1 Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- 2 Nuclear and Production Engineering, Italy
- 3 Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Abstract
Problem statement: The study addressed the problem of selecting the appropriate microassembly techniques according to the micro-part features. Actually, in the micro-domain, the choice of the correct assembly technique is highly dependent on the micro-part characteristics such as shape, geometry and material. Approach: Since there was an incomplete and unstructured knowledge about the micro-assembly, the study proposed a Decision Support System (DSS) as solution for assisting the designer in the correct selection of the most suitable micro-assembly strategies. The first step was establishing a structured correlation between micro-assembly techniques and part features. In particular the phases grasping and releasing were adopted as test-study for their importance in the microassembly process. The second step was the set up of a multistage model for the selection of the grasping-releasing technique and the implementation of the model in an Expert System as a set of rules. Results: The DSS was tested on some common micro-parts producing a scored list of selected grasping-releasing methods. Conclusion: The DSS proved quite valuable in the selection and the scoring of the micro-assembly principles that suit specific applications.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2010.718.722
Copyright: © 2010 Dario Antonelli, Gualtiero Fantoni, Marcello Porta and Marco Santochi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Micro-assembly
- grasping-releasing
- capillary
- micro-grippers
- electrostatic
- hydrophobic