Practical Application Robots for Tying Task on Tie-Dyeing of Japanese Traditional Craft Shibori

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26420218
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: Nishibori Kenji 公益財団法人名古屋産業科学研究所, 研究部, 上席研究員 (50115614)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NISHIBORI Kento 名古屋大学, 学術研究・産学官連携推進本部, リサーチ アドミニストレーター (50397452) ; YOKOYAMA Yayoi 大同大学, 情報学部, 教授 (40367644) ; IKEDA Youichi 大同大学, 工学部, 教授 (40212790)
• Research Collaborator: KOBAYASHI Yukio ; SUGIYAMA Takuya ; KONDOU Norichika
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 伝統工芸 / 絞り染め / ロボット / アクチュエータ / 括り作業 / シミュレーション / 樹脂キャップ / 自動化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There is a serious problem of aging of the craftsmen who have tie-dyeing technique of Japanese traditional craft “Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori”. In substitution for tying process by thread on tie dyeing, we proposed usage of elastic cap with different thickness at the both ends. We made trial robots that installed the elastic caps on the cloth using two kinds of actuators. To improve the work efficiency, a cap cartridge and a separator between the cloth and a needle were adopted. It was confirmed that our Shibori robots realized the tie-dyeing pattern similar to the conventional method using thread.

Free Research Field

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