Industrial Robot: Volume 27 Issue 1
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Force control basics
Edwin A. ErlbacherThere are two commercially accepted methods of force control used in automated surface finishing today. The first method, “through‐the‐arm” force control, applies force using the…
Robotic flange cleaning and formed‐in‐place gasket application systems
Steven C. Moore, Timothy J. KurczDescribes the rationale, purpose, and design of the Loctite Corporation One‐PassTM (patent pending) robotic flange cleaning system. Also details two complementary LoctiteTM…
New antenna positioner improves NIST’s capabilities
Greg Kangiser, Dennis CamellAntenna and electric field probe calibration requires precise positioning and movement throughout a known RF field. Measurements are usually made in an anechoic chamber. A robotic…
Gantries pick up a delicate load for Pilkington Micronics
Brian RooksAt its Deeside plant in North Wales, Pilkington Micronics produces 0.4‐4mm glass panels for use in LCD and emissive displays for watches, calculators and laptop computers. The…
First turnkey delivery of robotized assembly lines for car engines and cylinder heads
Walter Kimmelmann, Friedrich WolbringThe robotized cylinder head and engine assembly lines at the Opel car factory in Kaiserslautern, Germany, make it one of the most advanced of its kind in the world. Designed and…
Robotic fettling and automated path acquisition
B. Shirinzadeh, P.L. Teoh, M. RobertsFettling is the process of removing excess material from castings. This excess material is often formed at the die’s parting lines during the casting process as molten material is…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou