Inexpensive Conveyor-Based Parts Feeding
Kevin M. Lynch
Abstract
This paper describes a manipulation primitive called toppling---knocking a part over. We derive the mechanical conditions for toppling and describe two applications to conveyor-based parts feeding. Toppling complements previous approaches to conveyor-plane feeding, allowing full three-dimensional parts feeding on a constant-speed conveyor.See a video of toppling or the 2JOC home page.