Design of Flexible Claw Based on Tomato Fruit Characteristics
A flexible claw design based on tomato fruit characteristics is proposed to solve the problem that the traditional rigid claw is easy to cause damage when dealing with tomatoes and other fragile fruits.Firstly,the characteristics of tomato fruit were analyzed in detail,including softness,fragility and deformation;Then,a claw design scheme based on flexible materials and sensors is proposed.The claw is made of flexible materials and has high deformability and adaptability.It can be adjusted according to the shape and size of the tomato fruit;Finally,a series of experiments are carried out to verify the performance of the flexible claw design.The experimental results show that the claw can grasp and manipulate the tomato fruit effectively,and reduce the damage degree of the fruit during the grasping process.