Industrial Robot: Volume 27 Issue 6
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Robot positioning and the global navigation satellite system
Vidal Ashkenazi, David Park, Mark DumvillePresents an overview of how satellite‐based positioning techniques could be used to develop novel navigational methods for use on mobile robotic platforms. Details are given of…
Accuracy assessment of the modern industrial robot
Ken Young, Craig G. PickinThe main drawback to programming robots offline lies in the poor accuracy of the robot. Robots are mainly programmed using the traditional teach and repeat method of programming…
Robot control system for safe and rapid programming of grinding applications
Trygve Thomessen, Terje K. LienPresents a robot control system dedicated for grinding and deburring robots. The control system is based on an active force feedback system using three axes force sensor attached…
Sophisticated image processing controls assembly robot
Geoff CollinsDescribes the assembly of automotive front wheel components using seven robots and three vision systems. The use of vision minimised the costs associated with the presentation of…
Automatic guidance of agricultural mobiles at the NCEA
John BillingsleyAn outline is given of a vision guidance project, completed and the product brought to market by the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, Queensland, and of…
Landmark‐based navigation of industrial mobile robots
Huosheng Hu, Dongbing GuLandmark‐based navigation of autonomous mobile robots or vehicles has been widely adopted in industry. Such a navigation strategy relies on identification and subsequent…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou