Abstract
Abstract:
In the automotive industry, the transfer of car bodies among manufacturing systems is performed with the help of industrial robots equipped with lifting end effectors. Such End-of-Arm Tooling is subject to bending loads, demanding an adequate sizing process to be deployed to ensure imposed structural reliability criteria. This paper addresses limiting aspects of the process, with emphasize on computer aided engineering simulations performed as part of product design software suites. A new approach is proposed involving the use of simplified finite element modeling. This allows for the load distribution to be captured precisely with minimal computational expenses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]