Industrial Robot: Volume 32 Issue 1
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Welding and more feature at ABB UK open days
Brian RooksTo provide a concise briefing on the developments in robotic welding.
Optimum gripper using ant colony intelligence
R.A. Abu ZitarThe problem of estimating the minimum forces extracted by robot fingers on the surface of a grasped rigid object is very crucial to guarantee the stability of the grip…
Spatial grasp synthesis for complex objects using model‐based simulation
Yanbin Liu, Gregory Starr, John Wood, Ron LumiaSelection of an effective grasp of a complex object using a multifingered gripper is a challenging problem because of the many possible grasp positions that are typically…
Automated design environment for serial industrial manipulators
Alexander Breijs, Ben Klaassens, Robert BabuškaResulting from the need for fast and insightful modeling combined with the drawbacks of available modeling environments, provides details of work developed on an automated…
Optimum grasp planner and vision‐guided grasping using a three‐finger hand
E. Boivin, I. SharfThe capability to perform dexterous operations in an autonomous manner would greatly enhance the productivity of robotic operations. In this paper, we present a new…
Fixture‐based industrial robot calibration for silicon wafer handling
Mike Tao Zhang, Ken GoldbergSemiconductor manufacturing industry requires highly accurate robot operation with short install/setup downtime.
A biologically inspired gripping device
Elizabeth V. Mangan, Dan A. Kingsley, Roger D. Quinn, Greg P. Sutton, Joseph M. Mansour, Hillel J. ChielThe purpose of this paper is to inform the readers of the design process and practical implications of a new gripping device created by the authors.
From robotic hands to human hands: a visualization and simulation engine for grasping research
A. Miller, P. Allen, V. Santos, F. Valero‐CuevasRobotic hands are still a long way from matching the grasping and manipulation capability of their human counterparts, but computer simulation may help us understand this…
Tactile sensing in intelligent robotic manipulation – a review
Johan Tegin, Jan WikanderWhen designing hardware and algorithms for robotic manipulation and grasping, sensory information is typically needed to control the grasping process. This paper presents…
Design and prototyping of an active hand prosthetic device
Jingzhou Yang, Karim Abdel‐Malek, Jason PotratzThis paper presents the design and prototyping of the Inherently cOmpliant light Weight Active (IOWA) hand, an active hand prosthetic device.
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr Clive Loughlin