Realization of an automated microassembly task involving micro adhesive bonding

Authors:
Fu-Dong Li;De Xu;Zheng-Tao Zhang;Ya-Li Shi
Affiliations:
Research Center of Precision Sensing and Control, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 100190;Research Center of Precision Sensing and Control, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 100190;Research Center of Precision Sensing and Control, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 100190;Research Center of Precision Sensing and Control, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 100190
Venue:
International Journal of Automation and Computing
Year:
2013

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Abstract

An automated approach is proposed for a microassembly task, which is to insert a 10 µm diameter glass tube into a 12 µm diameter hole in a silicon substrate, and bond them together with ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesive. Two three-degree-of-freedom micromanipulators are used to move the glass tube and the dispensing needle, respectively. Visual feedback is provided by an optical microscope. The angle of the microscope axis is precisely calibrated using an autofocus strategy. Robust image segmentation method and feature extraction algorithm are developed to obtain the features of the hole, the glass tube and the dispensing needle. Visual servo control is employed to achieve accurate aligning for the tube and the hole. Automated adhesive dispensing is used to bond the glass tube and the silicon substrate together after the insertion. On-line monitoring ensures that the diameter of the adhesive spot is within a desired range. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.