What are the components of a single axis multi axis manipulator

Single axis robot is also known as electric slide table, linear module, single-axis drive, single-axis robot, etc. in China. Single-axis manipulators can realize multi-axis combinations through different combination styles, realize Cartesian coordinate manipulators, XYZ multi-axis manipulators (XY Table) and other applications.

The single-axis manipulator is generally driven by a ball screw or a synchronous toothed belt, and a precision linear guide rail is used as a guide mechanism to realize the functions of handling, positioning, transfer, pick-and-place, and detection in a single direction. It is widely used in the field of automation. The single-axis manipulator can be combined with a servo motor or stepper motor to achieve precise positioning in different applications.

As the continuous application of the concept of modern industrial modularization and integration, the emergence of single-axis manipulators has undoubtedly reduced the development time of automated production lines and automation equipment.

The manipulator is mainly composed of a hand and a movement mechanism. The hand is the part used to grasp the workpiece.

According to the shape, size, weight, material and operation requirements of the object to be grasped, there are various structural forms, such as clamping type, supporting type and adsorption type. The movement mechanism enables the hand to complete various rotations (swings), movements or compound movements to achieve the specified actions and change the position and posture of the object to be grasped. The lifting, telescoping, rotation and other independent movement modes of the moving mechanism are called the degrees of freedom of the manipulator.

In order to grasp objects in any position and orientation in space, 6 degrees of freedom are required. Degrees of freedom are key parameters in the design of the robot. The more degrees of freedom, the greater the flexibility of the manipulator, the wider the versatility, and the more complex its structure.

Generally, the special manipulator has 2 or 3 degrees of freedom.

The types of manipulators can be divided into hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, and mechanical manipulators according to the driving mode; According to the scope of application, it can be divided into two types: special manipulator and general manipulator; According to the motion trajectory control mode, it can be divided into point control and continuous trajectory control manipulator.

Manipulators are usually used as an additional device to machine tools or other machines, such as loading, unloading and transferring workpieces on automatic machine tools or automatic production lines, changing tools in machining centers, etc., generally without independent controls. Some operating devices need to be operated directly by humans, such as the master-slave operator used in the nuclear energy sector to handle dangerous goods, which is also often referred to as a manipulator.

The definition of a single-axis manipulator depends on the scope. In a literal sense, it is a single-axis robotic arm, which is actually a kind of robotic arm that can replace an artificial arm. Like single-axis electric slides, linear modules, servo slides, etc., all belong to single-axis manipulators.

The single-axis manipulator often referred to in the field of automation equipment generally refers to the single-axis linear module.

Single-axis manipulator refers to a mechanical arm with a degree of freedom, also known as a single-axis robot, the automation industry generally refers to linear modules, linear slide tables, linear inducers, which can be used to achieve precise positioning, handling, transfer and other actions, is a unit module that constitutes XYZ orthogonal robotic arm. It can be combined into two-axis, three-axis, four-axis and other multi-axis robotic arms according to needs.

Have you ever seen a house built on a construction site, and there is that kind of very tall crane, which is actually the one that can be rotated itself, and it can be said to be two axles.