EUBCE 2024 - Max CICHOCKI - Virtual Engineering in the Design and Simulation of Advanced Gripper Systems for Biomass Handling

Virtual Engineering in the Design and Simulation of Advanced Gripper Systems for Biomass Handling

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In this study, we present the concept of an innovative gripper system for the material handling of wood chips biomass, using neural imaging and state-of-the-art sensor technology to determine the humidity, thus providing optimal fuel quality. The focus is on the mechanical development of the gripper, particularly through a virtual engineering process model outlining the development methods, tools, and the flow of data between these methods. The process begins with system simulation, employing mathematical models to represent physical processes abstractly, facilitating rapid computations. This information transferred to the CAD phase for visual modeling, leading to an MBS/FEA Co-Simulation. This simulation performs the calculation of forces, torques, motion sequences, stresses, and deformations, allowing for the early detection and correction of unforeseen maximum loads. The present work describes how an innovative gripper for biomass handling can be developed using state-of-the-art simulation methods in the context of virtual engineering. While initial results are already available, intensive work is being conducted on prototype tests of subcomponents, which will be pre

M. Cichocki, Graz University of Technology, AUSTRIA
A. Ortner-Pichler, Graz University of Technology, AUSTRIA
C. Landschützer, Graz University of Technology, AUSTRIA