The design, manufacture and preliminary tests of a linear car system for robotic applications

In the thesis, the design, manufacture and initial tests of the Linear Car (LC) and Linear Rail (LR) systems, which provided the movement of robots on them, were presented. The LC consists of rollers to carry the load on the plate on which the robotic system is mounted. The design and selection procedures of the components of the systems, including the finite element modeling and analysis, were mentioned. The LR's lateral and vertical run-out and deflection were introduced with no load and load conditions. The manufacturing processes, materials selections and assembly procedures were given. The initial test results revealed that the LC and LR systems could be used successfully in the movement of the robots.