Industrial Robot
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Issue 1 1975
Volume 1
The Pransky interview: Jack Morrison, CEO and Co-Founder, Scythe Robotics
Joanne PranskyThe purpose of this paper is to provide a “Q&A interview” conducted by Joanne Pransky of Industrial Robot Journal as a method to impart the combined technological…
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The role of robots in the green economy
Robert BogueThis aims to illustrate the role robotic technology is playing in the key sectors of the green economy.
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Archive access robot for smart archive repositories
Jianwei Cui, Linwei Cui, Huice JiangManaging archives using robots rather than people can considerably enhance efficiency, while need to modify the structure of archive shelves or installation tracks. This…
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Constant force control for aluminum wheel hub grinding based on ESO + backstepping
Shijie Dai, Yufeng Zhao, Wenbin Ji, Jiaheng Mu, Fengbao HuThis paper aims to present a control method to realize the constant force grinding of automobile wheel hub.
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Laser vision seam tracking system based on proximal policy optimization
Yanbiao Zou, Hengchang ZhouThis paper aims to propose a weld seam tracking method based on proximal policy optimization (PPO).
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Augmented reality – an important aspect of Industry 4.0
Aatish Sharma, Raied Mehtab, Sanjay Mohan, Mohd Kamal Mohd ShahAugmented reality (AR) integrates the digital world with the real world and thus, provides a real-time experience to the users. With AR, the immediate surroundings become…
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A novel, low-cost technique for modelless calibration of a 3-axis parallel kinematic machine
Bence Tipary, Ferenc Gábor ErdősThe purpose of this paper is to propose a novel measurement technique and a modelless calibration method for improving the positioning accuracy of a three-axis parallel…
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Barrier Lyapunov function-based robot control with an augmented neural network approximator
Zuguo Zhang, Qingcong Wu, Xiong Li, Conghui LiangConsidering the complexity of dynamic and friction modeling, this paper aims to develop an adaptive trajectory tracking control scheme for robot manipulators in a…
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Robot hand-eye cooperation based on improved inverse reinforcement learning
Ning Yu, Lin Nan, Tao KuHow to make accurate action decisions based on visual information is one of the important research directions of industrial robots. The purpose of this paper is to design…
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Sensors and tribological systems: applications for industry 4.0
Saquib Rouf, Ankush Raina, Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Nida NaveedThe involvement of wear, friction and lubrication in engineering systems and industrial applications makes it imperative to study the various aspects of tribology in…
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Active disturbance rejection motion control of spherical robot with parameter tuning
Manlu Liu, Rui Lin, Maotao Yang, Anaid V. Nazarova, Jianwen HuoThe characteristics of spherical robots, such as under-drive, non-holonomic constraints and strong coupling, make it difficult to establish its motion control model…
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Obtaining the effective gripper dimensions for a kiwifruit harvesting robot using kinematic calibration procedures
Chi Kit Au, Michael Redstall, Mike Duke, Ye Chow Kuang, Shen Hin LimA harvesting robot is developed as part of kiwifruit industry automation in New Zealand. This kiwifruit harvester is currently not economically viable, as it drops and…
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Robust trajectory tracking control of underactuated unmanned surface vehicles with exponential stability: theory and experimental validation
Rui Yu, Hua ZhouTrajectory tracking is an important issue to underactuated unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). However, parametric uncertainties and environmental disturbances bring great…
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Exploring contributions of drones towards Industry 4.0
Mohd Javaid, Ibrahim Haleem Khan, Ravi Pratap Singh, Shanay Rab, Rajiv SumanUnmanned aerial vehicles are commonly known as UAVs and drones. Nowadays, industries have begun to realise the operational and economic benefits of drone-enabled tasks…
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A progressive online external parameter calibration and initialization method for stereo-IMU system
Yanwu Zhai, Haibo Feng, Yili FuThis paper aims to present a pipeline to progressively deal with the online external parameter calibration and estimator initialization of the Stereo-inertial measurement…
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Error compensation based on surface reconstruction for industrial robot on two-dimensional manifold
Guanhua Li, Wei Dong Zhu, Huiyue Dong, Yinglin KeThis paper aims to present error compensation based on surface reconstruction to improve the positioning accuracy of industrial robots.
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Robot obstacle avoidance system using deep reinforcement learning
Xiaojun Zhu, Yinghao Liang, Hanxu Sun, Xueqian Wang, Bin RenMost manufacturing plants choose the easy way of completely separating human operators from robots to prevent accidents, but as a result, it dramatically affects the…
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Real-time trajectory tracking control of Stewart platform using fractional order fuzzy PID controller optimized by particle swarm algorithm
Zafer Bingul, Oguzhan KarahanThe purpose of this paper is to address a fractional order fuzzy PID (FOFPID) control approach for solving the problem of enhancing high precision tracking performance and…
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Exploring relationships between Lean 4.0 and manufacturing industry
Mohd Javaid, Abid Haleem, Ravi Pratap Singh, Shanay Rab, Rajiv Suman, Shahbaz KhanOver the past few decades, lean manufacturing has focussed on being customer-centred and now Lean 4.0 technologies have made it possible for manufacturers to have a deeper…
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Online programming system for robotic fillet welding in Industry 4.0
Ignacio Diaz-Cano, Fernando M. Quintana, Miguel Lopez-Fuster, Francisco-Javier Badesa, Pedro L. Galindo, Arturo Morgado-EstevezFillet welding is one of the most widespread types of welding in the industry, which is still carried out manually or automated by contact. This paper aims to describe an…
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A labelling system and automation comparison index for industry 4.0 system
Shailendra Kumar, Mohammad Asjad, Mohd. SuhaibThis paper aims to put forward a labelling system capable of reflecting the level of different Industry 4.0 (I4.0)features present in a manufacturing system and further…
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Obstacle avoidance and path planning of humanoid robot using fuzzy logic controller aided owl search algorithm in complicated workspaces
Abhishek Kumar Kashyap, Dayal R. ParhiThis paper aims to outline and implement a novel hybrid controller in humanoid robots to map an optimal path. The hybrid controller is designed using the Owl search…
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Integrating human experience in deep reinforcement learning for multi-UAV collision detection and avoidance
Guanzheng Wang, Yinbo Xu, Zhihong Liu, Xin Xu, Xiangke Wang, Jiarun YanThis paper aims to realize a fully distributed multi-UAV collision detection and avoidance based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL). To deal with the problem of low…
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Mechanical arm obstacle avoidance path planning based on improved artificial potential field method
Tianying Xu, Haibo Zhou, Shuaixia Tan, Zhiqiang Li, Xia Ju, Yichang PengThis paper aims to resolve issues of the traditional artificial potential field method, such as falling into local minima, low success rate and lack of ability to sense…
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Accurate grasp detection learning using oriented regression loss
Xuan Zhao, Hancheng Yu, Mingkui Feng, Gang SunRobot automatic grasping has important application value in industrial applications. Recent works have explored on the performance of deep learning for robotic grasp…
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An end-to-End deep context gate convolutional visual odometry system based on lightweight attention mechanism
Yan Xu, Hong Qin, Jiani Huang, Yanyun WangConventional learning-based visual odometry (VO) systems usually use convolutional neural networks (CNN) to extract features, where some important context-related and…
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Development and analysis of a bio-inspired wire-driven variable stiffness double spring based tapered multi-section flexible robot
Alok Ranjan Sahoo, Pavan ChakrabortyThe purpose of this paper is to develop a tendon actuated variable stiffness double spring based continuously tapered multi-section flexible robot and study its capability…
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A novel tracking system for human following robots with fusion of MMW radar and monocular vision
Yipeng Zhu, Tao Wang, Shiqiang ZhuThis paper aims to develop a robust person tracking method for human following robots. The tracking system adopts the multimodal fusion results of millimeter wave (MMW…
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Vision-based target point tracking and aiming method
Xiao Bo Liang, Xinghua Qu, YuanJun Zhang, Lianyin Xu, Fumin ZhangLaser absolute distance measurement has the characteristics of high precision, wide range and non-contact. In laser ranging system, tracking and aiming measurement point…
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Research on mechanism configuration and dynamic characteristics for multi-split transmission line mobile robot
Wei Jiang, Yating Shi, Dehua Zou, Hongwei Zhang, Hong Jun LiThe purpose of this paper is to achieve the optimal system design of a four-wheel mobile robot on transmission line maintenance, as the authors know transmission line…
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Robotized interior finishing operations with visual feedback
Xin Jiang, Xiang LiThis paper aims to address the problem of integrating sensor feedback in robotized interior finishing operations. Its motivation is to finally realize automatic operations…
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Multiple peg-in-hole compliant assembly based on a learning-accelerated deep deterministic policy gradient strategy
Xinwang Li, Juliang Xiao, Wei Zhao, Haitao Liu, Guodong WangAs complex analysis of contact models is required in the traditional assembly strategy, it is still a challenge for a robot to complete the multiple peg-in-hole assembly…
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Research on workpiece location algorithm based on improved SSD
Lin Li, Mingheng Fu, Tie Zhang, He Ying WuTo improve production efficiency, industrial robots are expected to replace humans to complete the traditional manual operation on grasping, sorting and assembling…
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Single-master/multi-slave haptic teleoperation: a force control scheme
Omer Faruk Argin, Zeki Yagiz BayraktarogluThis paper aims to present a novel modular design framework for the haptic teleoperation of single-master/multiple-slave (SM/MS) systems with cooperating manipulators.
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Comparative analysis of three categories of four-DOFs exoskeleton mechanism based on relative movement offsets
Qiang Cao, Jianfeng Li, Mingjie DongThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate three categories of four-degrees of freedom (4-DOFs) upper limb rehabilitation exoskeleton mechanisms from the perspective of…
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Dual-robot stud welding system for membrane wall
Youdong Chen, Qi HuThe membrane wall is one of the most important components in the boiler industry and numerous studs are welded on its surface. The membrane wall welding still remains a…
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Development of following robot for supplying power to solar panel cleaning robot
Xiaokun Li, Xin LiAutonomous mobile cleaning robots are widely used to clean solar panels because of their flexibility and high efficiency. However, gravity is a challenge for cleaning…
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PID control of an omnidirectional mobile platform based on an RBF neural network controller
Niu Zijie, Zhang Peng, Yongjie Cui, Zhang JunOmnidirectional mobile platforms are still plagued by the problem of heading deviation. In four-Mecanum-wheel systems, this problem arises from the phenomena of dynamic…
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Challenges and opportunities in human robot collaboration context of Industry 4.0 - a state of the art review
Anil Kumar Inkulu, M.V.A. Raju Bahubalendruni, Ashok Dara, SankaranarayanaSamy K.In the present era of Industry 4.0, the manufacturing automation is moving toward mass production and mass customization through human–robot collaboration. The purpose of…
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Stable jump control for the wheel-legged robot based on TMS-DIP model
Xu Li, Yixiao Fan, Haoyang Yu, Haitao Zhou, Haibo Feng, Yili FuThe purpose of this paper is to propose a novel jump control method based on Two Mass Spring Damp Inverted Pendulum (TMS-DIP) model, which makes the third generation of…
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Industrial robot programming by demonstration using stereoscopic vision and inertial sensing
João Pedro C. de Souza, António M. Amorim, Luís F. Rocha, Vítor H. Pinto, António Paulo MoreiraThe purpose of this paper is to present a programming by demonstration (PbD) system based on 3D stereoscopic vision and inertial sensing that provides a cost-effective…
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Wearable sensor-based pattern mining for human activity recognition: deep learning approach
Vishwanath Bijalwan, Vijay Bhaskar Semwal, Vishal GuptaThis paper aims to deal with the human activity recognition using human gait pattern. The paper has considered the experiment results of seven different activities: normal…
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SSVEP-based active control of an upper limb exoskeleton using a low-cost brain–computer interface
Yue Xu, Qingcong Wu, Bai Chen, Xi ChenFor the robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation training process of the elderly with damaged neuromuscular channels and hemiplegic patients, bioelectric signals are added…
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Design and analysis of magnetorheological damper based ankle-foot prosthesis prototype
Sachin Negi, Ujjwal Sagar, Vijay Kumar Nautiyal, Neeraj SharmaThis paper aims to design and analyze a controlled magnetorheological damper-based ankle-foot prosthesis prototype.
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Force tracking control of grinding end effector based on backstepping + PID
Shijie Dai, Shining Li, Wenbin Ji, Zhenlin Sun, Yufeng ZhaoThis study aims to realize the constant force grinding of automobile wheel hub.
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A dual-arm mobile robot system performing assistive tasks operated via P300-based brain computer interface
Giuseppe Gillini, Paolo Di Lillo, Filippo Arrichiello, Daniele Di Vito, Alessandro Marino, Gianluca Antonelli, Stefano ChiaveriniIn the past decade, more than 700 million people are affected by some kind of disability or handicap. In this context, the research interest in assistive robotics is…
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- Dr Clive Loughlin
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