... be contacted at: ilian.bonev@etsmtl.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Calibration Aerospace industry Kinematics Robotics The Stewart‐Gough platform, also called hexapod, is the best‐known and most commonly used parallel robot in industry. Hexapods have been used for several...

..., Wash., where final assembly and delivery takes place. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Robotics Simulation Aerospace industry Boeing uses CimStation robotics to raise productivity Keywords: Robotics, Simulation, Aerospace industry A combination of CSR...

... as a manual post auto‐rivet operation. Robotics Assembly Aerospace industry The current automation solutions for the assembly of aerostructures are based on large dedicated machines, such as auto‐riveters, with the majority of the individual components being manually assembled prior...

... company and stainless steel hot water cylinders marketed by Graham Engineering company. Lasers Welding Robotics Nuclear energy industry Aerospace industry The use of lasers in manufacturing processes has matured significantly over the past 5 years. In particular, the laser cutting of flat...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2003 Aerospace industry Tactile sensors Robotics The Dexterous Robotics Lab at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) has developed a humanoid robot astronaut assistant called Robonaut (Ambrose et al., 2000). Robonaut, shown in Figure 1 , is intended...

...Anna Kochan New haptic robot arms with powerful force feedback could help product design engineers check out complex assembly problems in a virtual reality environment. Companies in the automotive and aerospace industries are likely to be the first to take advantage of the technology. They could...

... of scrap,” he explains. As a process, laser cutting has many applications, particularly for precision applications in the automotive and aerospace industries. For example, it is used in the automotive industry for trimming car hood stampings in small volume manufacturing applications. The potential...

... into the program. Simulation Aerospace industry Welding As automated machinery grows ever bigger and more complex, programming it becomes critical – not just for high productivity, but also for getting any work done at all. A good example is the giant new fuselage riveter at The Boeing Company’s...

.... The benefits of the automatic application are compared with spraying by skilled operators. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Robots Aerospace industry Safety Atmospheric icing is one of the most feared hazards in flying. Break‐up of ice formations at air intakes have the potential to enter the jet engine...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Aerospace industry Robots Automatic Automation in aerospace launch "riveting" new project Keywords Aerospace industry, Robots, Automatic A new project researching automation problems within the aerospace industry has recently been...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Robotics Technology Aerospace industry RTS Flexmill™moves into the aerospace industry Keywords: Robotics, Technology, Aerospace industry RTS (Robotic Technology Systems plc) is pleased to announce receipt of an order from Volvo Aero...

... offering AWJ cut parts. Three‐dimensional AWJ cutting systems were first introduced into the aerospace industry. The AWJ machines used to cut aerospace parts were mainly limited to large‐frame, cost‐intensive five‐axes units dedicated to the aerospace industry. Recently, a select few of the well...