Industrial Robot: Volume 31 Issue 3
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Automotive robotics
Paul G. RankyAutomotive robotics R&D and application developments concentrate on methods, tools, and procedures, that enable industry leaders to reduce cost, whilst simultaneously…
Robotic colour measurement of metallic and pearlescent paint
Christine ConnollyThis study describes a robot‐mounted colour‐measuring instrument specifically designed for online colour measurement in the automobile industry. The product is called…
Sensor drives robot in new automotive press shop
John MortimerThis paper reports on a new press shop, which has been opened in the West Midlands, UK using two KUKA robots and a vision‐based sensor system to handle both aluminium and…
Robots unchallenged as the auto industry's workhorse
John MortimerThe automotive industry has been the principal driver in the development of robotics; however, as car design becomes more sophisticated, demands on robot makers will…
Vision‐based kinematic calibration of an H4 parallel mechanism: practical accuracies
Nicolas Andreff, Pierre Renaud, Philippe Martinet, Franc¸ois PierrotPresents the kinematic calibration of an H4 parallel prototype robot using a vision‐based measuring device. Calibration is performed according to the inverse kinematic…
Sensor integration in task‐level programming and industrial robotic task execution control
Rolf Johansson, Anders Robertsson, Klas Nilsson, Torgny Brogårdh, Per Cederberg, Magnus Olsson, Tomas Olsson, Gunnar BolmsjöPresents an approach to improved performance and flexibility in industrial robotics by means of sensor integration and feedback control in task‐level programming and task…
Development of automated chopper gun trajectory planning for spray forming
Heping Chen, Ning Xi, Syed Kamran Masood, Yifan Chen, Jeffrey DahlAutomated chopper gun trajectory planning (CGTP) for spray forming is highly desirable for today's automotive manufacturing. Generating chopper gun trajectories for…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr Clive Loughlin