Abstract
This thesis involved the design and testing of a robotic assembly cell for a canister control valve. The valve regulates the air flow to a carburetor of an automobile and is presently hand assembled at Rochester Products Division of General Motors. It consists of a body, a spring, a diaphragm and a cap. Each part required special handling by the robot.
A simulated canister control valve assembly cell has been built in a laboratory using an Adept One robot. This report covers the design process of the cell along with the test of the cell. The report also includes pertinent background information including available feeding devices and parts pickup material.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Robots, Industrial--Design; Assembling machines--Design; Carburetors--Design and construction--Automation
Publication Date
1-1986
Document Type
Master's Project
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Department, Program, or Center
Mechanical Engineering (KGCOE)
Advisor
Wayne W. Walter
Advisor/Committee Member
Charles W. Haines
Advisor/Committee Member
Chris F. Nilsen
Recommended Citation
Gates, Alfred A., "Assembly cell design for the canister control valve" (1986). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/8279
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
MECE-MS
