3D shoe upper stitching robot

Objective

Sole and upper joining is a labour intensive subphase which needs high skilled labour and dedicated equipment. It is also characterised by a long working time, longer than the one needed by the final assembling. The research will be aimed to design, carry out and test a robot prototype formed by: a system to feed the shoe parts into the stitching machine; . an identification and recognition system of the shoe parts; . a robot characterised by sensor grippers able to grasp the components of the upper, overlap them and transfer them to the stitching machine; a system to design the (2D, 3D) stitching paths according to the CAD patterns.

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Funding Scheme

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