Search Results - subject:"robotics"

The DLR lightweight robot: design and control concepts for robots in human environments

Albu‐Schäffer, A.; Haddadin, S.; Ott, Ch.; Stemmer, A.; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 5, pp. 376-385

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center. Design/methodology/approach – An integrated mechatronic … implications – The DLR robots are excellent research platforms for experimentation of advanced robotics algorithms. Space and … medical robotics are further areas for which these robots were designed and hopefully will be applied within the next years …

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Acceleration‐based force‐impedance control of a six‐dof parallel manipulator

Lopes, Antonio M.; Almeida, Fernando G. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 5, pp. 386-399

Purpose – This paper seeks to present an acceleration‐based force‐impedance controller, applied to a six‐dof parallel mini‐manipulator: the robotic controlled impedance device (RCID). Design/methodology/approach – The proposed control strategy involves three cascade controllers: an...

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A review of locomotion mechanisms of urban search and rescue robot

Wang, Zhelong; Gu, Hong - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 5, pp. 400-411

Purpose – This study aims to investigate locomotion mechanisms of different urban search and rescue (USAR) robots currently being researched or commercially available on the market. Design/methodology/approach – USAR robots are categorized by the type of their mobility. Detailed illustration...

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Design and prototype of a six‐legged walking insect robot

Soyguder, Servet; Alli, Hasan - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 5, pp. 412-422

Purpose – This paper seeks to develop a novel legged robot. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper models the legged robot using 3D computer model by intelligent inspiration of biological principles. Then, based on this model, it develops the prototype of the legged robot. Findings...

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Robot welding of hatch coamings for large container ships

Jul Jacobsen, Niels - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 456-461

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to describe the changes that were needed in an existing offline programming system (OLP) in order to produce heavy steel weldments. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the changes needed in an OLP system in order to produce heavy steel...

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TIP TIG: new technology for welding

Wilson, Mike - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 462-466

Purpose – The paper aims to report on a new welding technology, TIP TIG. Design/methodology/approach – The principle of operation and benefits of the technology are described together with a typical application. Findings – The study finds that the technology provides the quality of TIG...

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Research on weld pool control of welding robot with computer vision

Shen, H.Y.; Ma, H.B.; Lin, T.; Chen, S.B. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 467-475

Purpose – The control of weld penetration in gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is required for a “teach and playback” robot to overcome the gap variation in the welding process. This paper aims to investigate this subject. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents a robotic system...

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Using digital pens to program welding tasks

Pires, J.N.; Godinho, T.; Araújo, R. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 476-486

Purpose – Interaction with robot systems for the specification of manufacturing tasks needs to be simple since the paper targets the widespread use of robots in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In the best case, existing practices from manual work could be used, to ensure current employees...

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Application of an active pneumatic actuator to robotic deburring

Kim, Changhoon; Chung, Jae H. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 487-494

Purpose – The paper aims to develop a robotic deburring method based on a new active pneumatic tool. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a new active pneumatic tool, which is developed by integrating two industrial pneumatic deburring tools based on a double cutting action –...

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CiceRobot: a cognitive robot for interactive museum tours

Chella, Antonio; Liotta, Marilia; Macaluso, Irene - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 34 (2007) 6, pp. 503-511

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to integrate perception, action and symbolic knowledge to allow an autonomous robot to operate in unstructured environments and to interact with non‐expert users. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve such goals, a cognitive robot architecture is...

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