Title: Electrostatic discharge test automation using Staubli TX2-90 robot

Authors: S. Abhishek; Gokul Jagadish; Shibu Krishnan; Amal Prakash; Arjun R. Nair

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala, India ' MS/ENX3, Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India

Abstract: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing is a type of EMC immunity test used to make sure that products like actuators, sensors and controllers will continue to function normally in the presence of an electrostatic event's rapid release of energy. Growing miniaturisation requires comprehensive product standards. Multi-pin connectors with close arrangements demand meticulous ESD testing. Each pin undergoes multiple discharges, polarities, voltage levels, and RC networks, making manual testing error-prone and time-consuming. Automatic testing offers precise execution, repeatability, and efficiency. Using the Staubli TX2-90 robot with 6 DOF and an ESD simulator gun as the end effector, we developed VAL3 program with SRS software. This allows us to control the robot and simulator. An HMI screen on the teach pendant inputs test parameters and initiates the test, streamlining the entire process. Automatic ESD testing not only ensures quality but also saves significant time and effort in compliance testing for electronic devices.

Keywords: electrostatic discharge; ESD; Staubli; VAL3; DUT; Staubli robotics suite; SRS; human machine interface; HMI.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAMECHS.2024.143144

International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems, 2024 Vol.11 No.3, pp.123 - 130

Received: 10 Oct 2023
Accepted: 06 Mar 2024
Published online: 04 Dec 2024 *

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