Industrial Robot: Volume 38 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Robot Award of Japan
Yoshihiro KusudaThis paper seeks to report on the Robot Award of Japan and to review the award winners of 2010.
Imaging technology opens up new robotic applications
Robert BogueThis paper aims to review the use of imaging technologies in robotics, with an emphasis on inspection applications and the control of autonomous robots.
Robots shine at the Assembly and Automation Expo
Richard BlossThis paper seeks to review the Assembly and Automation Expo in Chicago with emphasis on new robot innovations and applications on display.
A robotic finger mechanism for robust industrial applications
Venketesh N. Dubey, Richard M. CrowderThe purpose of this paper is to present the design and analysis of a robotic finger mechanism for robust industrial applications.
Motion mechanism concept and morphology of a single actuator tetrapod walking spider robot: the ROBOTURK SA‐2 Robot
Servet Soyguder, Hasan AlliThis study seeks to develop a novel eight‐legged robot. Additionally, this study defines design and control of an eight‐legged single actuator walking ROBOTURK SA‐2 spider…
New mechanism to pass obstacles for magnetic climbing robots with high payload, using only one motor for force‐changing and wheel‐lifting
Minghui Wu, Xiaofei Gao, W.X. Yan, Z. Fu, Yanzheng Zhao, Shanben ChenThe purpose of this paper is to describe a new solution for wheel‐robot's adhesion and passing‐obstacles mechanism and the optimal design of magnetic adhesion unit with…
Surface defect detection of 3D objects using robot vision
Ya‐Hui Tsai, Du‐Ming Tsai, Wei‐Chen Li, Wei‐Yao Chiu, Ming‐Chin LinThe purpose of this paper is to develop a robot vision system for surface defect detection of 3D objects. It aims at the ill‐defined qualitative items such as stains and scratches.
An automated salmonid slaughter line using machine vision
Morten Steen Bondø, John Reidar Mathiassen, Petter Aaby Vebenstad, Ekrem Misimi, Eirin Marie Skjøndal Bar, Bendik Toldnes, Stein Ove ØstvikThe purpose of this paper is to describe a new slaughter line for industrial slaughtering of salmonid fish. Traditionally, slaughtering of farmed salmonids – salmon and…
Influence of the joint angular characteristics on the accuracy of industrial robots
Yeon Taek OhAngular errors in the robot axes can make a significant contribution to robot positioning accuracy. This paper seeks to propose a new measuring method for measuring angular errors.
Multi‐dimensional switched reluctance motors for industrial applications
J.F. Pan, Norbert CheungThe paper aims to discuss a new direction of design outline of four‐axis machine with multi‐dimensional motors. It proposes an integrated, direct‐drive machine based on…
A novel hybrid electromagnetism‐like algorithm for solving the inverse kinematics of robot
Feng Yin, Yaonan Wang, Shuning WeiThis paper aims to develop a new real‐time effective method for solving the inverse kinematics (IK) problem, especially for those manipulators with high‐dimensional…
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- Dr Clive Loughlin