研發動向



					2007年2月7日		第 10 期

研發動向

加速開發，品質一次到位--薄壁耐熱鑄鐵排氣歧管快速開發技術研發

　　環保法規對於車輛廢氣排放標準日趨嚴苛，引擎的高操作溫度和高壓縮比以提高引擎效率和減少廢氣排放為未來發展趨勢之一，當引擎溫度高到800oC或更高時，傳統鑄鐵或不鏽鋼焊接之排氣歧管的使用溫度有所限制，將需要使用更耐高溫的材料。
本技術整合快速原型與模具技術，四周內快速開發新世代薄壁耐熱鑄鐵，耐熱鑄鐵薄壁排氣歧管採用耐高溫D5S之鎳抗鑄鐵，流道壁厚為3.2�b0.5mm，排氣歧管耐洩漏為氣壓1kgf/cm2，耐高溫達850oC且具良好的熱傳導性，可在高溫下操作且有效將引擎的高溫散出，環保法規對於惰轉下引擎之排放減廢要求日漸嚴格之時,可以提供業者進行產品開發相關功能測試，並藉由測試結果修改設計以提升引擎效能，達到減少排氣量，符合環保要求之目的。

　　Due to increasing strictness of environmental regulations on waste gas emission from automotive, high operating temperature and high compression ratio of engine is designed to reduce the exhaust gas and increase the efficiency of engine. As traditional exhaust manifold made by iron cast or stainless steel welding is not suitable to run in high temperature, heat resistant material is thus required for a new engine.
The technology integrates rapid prototyping (RP) with investment casting to manufacture a cast iron engine exhaust manifold within four weeks with thickness of 3.2�b0.5mm, without leakage under pressure test of 1kgf/cm2, and working under 850oC. The newly developed heat-resistant cast iron exhaust manifold is equipped with high conductivity and excellent heat exhaust in high operating temperature, required by function test in the process of rapid product development. Design is revised based on testing result to increase the engine efficacy, reduce exhaust volume and conform to environmental regulations.

不讓日韓專美於前--智慧型機器人系統技術

　　智慧型機器人產業已被日本、韓國等列為新興產業，並投入大量資金、人力積極發展。我國也已將智慧型機器人產業列為未來發展之重點產業，並積極整合各相關領域技術，以期能在短期內迎頭趕上主要競爭國家，再創我國經濟發展之榮景。由於足型機器人比輪型機器人更具有適應地形能力及娛樂性，因此，本計畫即整合精密機械設計、運動與驅動控制、自主導航控制、多重感測控制等技術的創新與設計，開發出一四足智慧型機器人平台。系統中創新的齒輪傳動式平行跨步機構，有別於一般傳統連桿式的足形設計，不僅能讓機身平行移動，克服機身上、下浮動搖晃的問題，更能讓設置的視覺系統不會因浮動的問題而產生干擾、誤判的情形；而多重感測融合的應用，讓機器人有更高的自主導航、避障的能力。下階段將增加機器人與人互動的能力，讓機器人真正具有智慧並達到寓教於樂的目的。

　　Intelligent robot industry is listed as emerging industry by Japan, Korea, etc. so that these countries proactively develop this industry by huge capital injection and considerable human resources. To catch up with the main contesters within short time and re-create the economic prosperity, Taiwan proactively integrates all the related technologies to focus on intelligent robot industry. Since the foot robot is equipped with adaptive terrain and entertainment than wheel robot, this project therefore develops a quadrupedal intelligent robot platform by integrating precision mechanical design, motion and drive control, autonomous control, and multi-sensor fusion control with innovative design. The parallel mechanism of the legs with the gears transmission enables the robot to keep moving with smoothly. Compared with the traditional linkage bar, our design can overcome the up and down vibration and stabilize the vision system. The multi-sensor fusion control increases the ability of autonomous driving and obstacle avoidance of the robot. The next target intends to increase the interactive relationship between human and robot, enabling the robot to be equipped with intelligence and combine education into entertainment.