Research on Knowledge Template Technology for Body Design of Transfer Robot

In order to investigate the problems of low knowledge reuse rate and long product design cycle in the body design process of transfer robot, knowledge template system architecture and main knowledge template structures are established based on knowledge engineering theory and template technology. The knowledge template system is hierarchical, which are divided into integral transfer robot product family template of top level, the diverse transfer robot product template of middle level, and the functional block templates of lower level. The transfer robot product family template, the wrist template and the arm template structures are given. An intelligent design system framework for transfer robot body design based on the design templates is presented, which is composed of interactive interface, application design module, inference engine module, three-dimensional parametric design module, knowledge base and management module. An intelligent design prototype system is developed by using object-oriented technology and the knowledge template technology, and the mechanism configuration design, structural design of functional blocks are implemented in the system. The research results provide the basis for establishing a more integrated design system and the template technology is promising for speeding the design process.