Industrial Robot: Volume 14 Issue 1
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Vauxhall invests in new technology and approach
A new framing system at Vauxhall Motors' Ellesmere Port factory uses half the robots of other framing systems but offers greater flexibility.
Assessing weld quality with the aid of ‘direct are sensing’
Jack HollingumA robot arc weld monitoring system has been developed at the Cranfield Institute of Technology with the capability of networked monitoring of a large number of robots
Comau all set to give Jaguar a 1990s showcase installation
By 1988 Jaguar Cars will have in place one of the most advanced body assembly lines for its prestige luxury car, the XJ6. John Mortimer reports.
Kuikka robots bring economic benefits for GKN
The manufacture by two GKN companies of outer race bells for transmission shafts has recently benefitted from the application of robots. Report by Anna Kochan
Learning by experience and looking to the future
Following a first success with robotics, Systems Designers hopes to become a major force in the field. Anna Kochan reports.
Advanced robotics: the view from the Turing
The Turing Institute is rapidly establishing itself as one of the world's leading centres for Al and robotics research, as Stephen McClelland discovered.
Robotics in the Swedish manner
The British Robot Association annually awards a Travel scholarship. The 1986 winner from Imperial College reports on the first stage of his tour, to Sweden
Windscale: tackling the core of the problem
A project to decommission the Windscale Advanced Gas‐cooled Reactor requires the design of a robot or manipulator to enter the reactor core.
Motivating developments in electric drives for robots
Electric drives continue to find favour over hydraulic and pneumatic ones for many robot applications and are still developing, as Stephen McClelland explains
Toshiba progresses towards sensory control in real‐time
The research and development group at Toshiba experiments with a robot which responds to sensors in real‐time. John Hartley reports.
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou