...Paolo Avanzi La Grotta; Sergio Ferrarini; Pietro Bilancia; Marcello Pellicciari Purpose This paper aims to present a novel method and tool for evaluating the motion resolution of industrial robots, defined as the minimum effective motion increment, to enable behavior-informed design...

...), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Cooperating robots Compliance and impedance control Industrial robots HORIZON EUROPE Digital, Industry and Space 101007311...

...Pietro Bilancia; Sergio Ferrarini; Riccardo Berni; Marcello Pellicciari Purpose This paper aims to present a methodology for evaluating the path accuracy of industrial robots using the telescoping ballbar measurement technology. The goal is to improve accuracy assessments in precision-driven...

... control Industrial robots (4) F e = { K e ( X − X e ) X ≥ X e 0 X < X e The failure of hybrid force/position to effectively control the interaction between the robot arm and the environment. Neville (1985) from MIT...

... robotic applications are crucial, such as manufacturing and automation. Originality/value This study’s distinctiveness lies in advancing the accuracy and precision of industrial robots during circular motions, specifically tailored for orbital milling applications. The innovative approach...

...Wei Xiao; Zhongtao Fu; Shixian Wang; Xubing Chen Purpose Because of the key role of joint torque in industrial robots (IRs) motion performance control and energy consumption calculation and efficiency optimization, the purpose of this paper is to propose a deep learning torque prediction method...

...Hamed Fazlollahtabar; Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki Purpose This paper aims to conduct a comprehensive fault tree analysis (FTA) on the critical components of industrial robots. This analysis is integrated with the reliability block diagram (RBD) approach to investigate the robot system reliability...

... on the absolute positioning accuracy. The poor absolute positioning accuracy indicates that the industrial robot cannot be directly applied on these high-precision assembly applications. Kinematic calibration is a traditional way to enhance the absolute positioning accuracy, which can be classified into three...

... This article originally appeared in Volume 39 Number 2, 2012, Industrial Robot: An International Journal “Real-time image capturing and processing of seam and pool during robotic welding process” Yanling Xu, Huanwei Yu, Jiyong Zhong, Tao Lin, Shanben Chen This article...

...Francisco Rubio; Fares J. Abu‐Dakka; Francisco Valero; Vicente Mata Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the quality and efficiency of five methods for solving the path planning problem of industrial robots in complex environments. Design/methodology/approach In total, five methods...

...Francisco Rubio; Francisco Valero; Joseph Sunyer; Juan Cuadrado Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the torque, power, jerk and energy consumed constraints on the generation of minimum time collision‐free trajectories for industrial robots in a complex environment...

..., thus giving positions and orientations of the manipulators. Using this approach, the end‐effector’s trajectories for manipulation could be specified. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Industrial robots Innovation Classification Most research programmes involving automation of flexible...

...Jack Hollingum Industrial robots Pipelines Pipe laying robot Keywords Industrial robots, Pipelines Inventor: Frank N. Bill (USA)Patent Number: US5795101Publication date: 18 September 1998Title: Pipe laying robot apparatus and method for installing pipe A pipe laying...

...Jack Hollingum © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Industrial robots Waterproofing Water- and dust-proof sealed structure Keywords Industrial robots, Waterproofing Applicant: Fanuc Ltd (JP)Patent number: EP0934805Publication date: 11 September 1999Title: Sealed structure...

...Jack Hollingum © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Industrial robots Painting Safety Explosion-proof painting robot Keywords Industrial robots, Painting, Safety Applicant: Nat. Aerospace Lab. (JP)Patent number: US5949209Publication date: 7 September 1999Title: Explosion...

... the possibility of planning and operating robots in a more routine way for fettling and deburring. The accuracy required is not very high,but the flexibility and manoeuvrability of an industrial robot is ideal for tracing the complex paths which have to be followed. The problem is that the forces are variable...

...Anna Kochan Reviews the application of industrial robots in cleanroom environments. Outlines how trends in electronics design are increasing the demand for cleanroom robots. Reviews how cleanroom robots can be used in disk drive and semiconductor production. Outlines how cleanroom robots are also...

... a system that was proposed, but later rejected, for the guidance of underground mining machines (Jobes, 1995). © MCB UP Limited 1997 Coal Industrial robots Mining Figure 1 shows a general view of an open‐cut mining system. The crawler base is required to move in a Cartesian space...

... to be significantly involved in the development and production of industrial robots. However, there are opportunities for the UK to become a major force in the development of supporting technologies and the supply of robot systems for non‐industrial applications. The main problem lies in ensuring the optimum use...

... Automation Glass Industrial robots Robots The world’s first robot for glass‐blowing is now patented and operating. The tiny French company, CyberGlass Robotics, which developed the technology, reports that one glass‐blowing robot is already in production and a further two are due for delivery later...