THE INTERACTION OF AIR JETS WITH THE SURFACE OF A FLAT PART IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS

Abstract

The article determines that for the successful application of industrial robots in technological processes of light industry, it is necessary to create technical systems to control the position of robotic objects and their correct orientation. It was determined that, unlike the instrument-making, machine-building and some other branches of industry, where orientation and position control is mainly performed based on the geometric features of the object, in light industry it is necessary to perform an additional type of position control - based on the properties of the surfaces. Therefore, the task of creating devices for such control is urgent. The article describes the results of research into a method of controlling surface properties using compressed air, for which the authors received a patent for the invention. As a result of research, the forces of interaction of air jets with the surfaces of flat parts in the process of controlling their position have been determined. The results of studies of the characteristics of the surfaces of flat parts of shoes, the roughness of which is the main factor affecting the control process, are described. The directions of further research of the control process are determined.