Development of Fabric Feed Mechanism Using Horizontal Articulated Dual Manipulator for Automated Sewing
Tajima Shungo, Hisashi DATE · 2021
This study addresses the problem of automating the sewing process in the garment industry. While automatic feeding during sewing has been achieved, overlapping and feeding two a pair of cloths still require a human operator. The difficulty lies in manipulating a soft material. Instead of using a generic robot finger, we use a horizontal dual-arm manipulator with rollers as end effectors, which always hold down the cloth during manipulation. We validated our system through experiments with a prototype that can feed and sew a single piece of cloth in a single operation.