Cable terminal end detection method and hand
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Dec 17, 2024
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A cable terminal end detection method includes a gripping step for gripping, using a hand including a first gripping section and a second gripping section disposed to be separated on an X axis and configured to open and close in a direction along a Z axis, a cable in two places separated in a longitudinal direction with the first gripping section and the second gripping section, a moving step for, in a state in which the cable is gripped by the hand, moving the cable to the first gripping section side in a direction along the X axis relatively to the hand, and a detecting step for detecting, with a tactile sensor disposed in the second gripping section to be in contact with the cable, that the cable has slipped out from the second gripping section and detecting that a terminal end of the cable is located between the first gripping section and the second gripping section.
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SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kobayashi, Masato | Kobe, JP | 247 | 2767 |
# of filed Patents : 247 Total Citations : 2767 | |||
Togashi, Daiki | Chino, JP | 2 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Wakayama, Takuya | Matsumoto, JP | 5 | 19 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 19 |
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