DESIGN OF A 3D-PRINTED THREE-CLAW ROBOTIC GRIPPER END-EFFECTOR

Authors

  • Dino Dominic Forte Ligutan Electronics and Communications Engineering Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines
  • Argel Alejandro Bandala Electronics and Communications Engineering Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines
  • Jason Limon Española Manufacturing Engineering and Management Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines
  • Richard Josiah Calayag Tan Ai Manufacturing Engineering and Management Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines
  • Ryan Rhay Ponce Vicerra Manufacturing Engineering and Management Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines
  • Elmer Jose Pamisa Dadios Manufacturing Engineering and Management Department, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v11.17865

Keywords:

3D-printed materials, Three-claw gripper

Abstract

The development of a novel 3D-printed three-claw robotic gripper shall be described in this paper with the goal of incorporating various design considerations. Such considerations include the grip reliability and stability, grip force maximization, wide object grasping capability. Modularization of its components is another consideration that allows its parts to be easily machined and reusable. The design was realized by 3D printing using a combination of tough polylactic acid (PLA) material and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material. In practice, additional tolerances were also considered for 3D printing of materials to compensate for possible expansion or shrinkage of the materials used to achieve the required functionality. The aim of the study is to explore the design and eventually deploy the three-claw robotic gripper to an actual robotic arm once its metal work fabrication is finished.

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Published

2021-10-26

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4: Oktober-December 2021

Section

Articles

How to Cite

DESIGN OF A 3D-PRINTED THREE-CLAW ROBOTIC GRIPPER END-EFFECTOR. (2021). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 11(4), 70-79. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v11.17865