Characterization of a conveyance device based on a digital actuators array and a structured plate

Abstract

This paper presents a conveyance device based on a digital actuators array and a structured plate. The actuators array is composed of four electromagnetic digital actuators, arranged in a 2 × 2 matrix. The principle of the actuators array and of the conveyance device are firstly presented. The control strategy of the array to generate the conveyance task is then described. A prototype of the device is presented and experimentally tested. Conveyance of the structured plate has been experimental realized in different conditions and compared with theoretical results.