Industrial Robot: Volume 32 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents - Special Issue: Welding Robots + Mechatronics
Guest Editors: J. Nobertro Pires
Developments in industrial robotic safety
Richard PigginA review of safety‐technology, applicable safety‐related standards and the impact on the use of robots in industrial environments.
BMW moves to an integrated solution at Oxford
John MortimerDescribes how BMW is investing in new body‐in‐white capital equipment to make a new version of the Mini due out in 2007.
Industrial robotic system programmed from CAD files – an update
J. Norberto Pires, T. Godinho, P. Ferreira, A. LoureiroIn this paper a solution capable of extracting robot motion information from CAD data is briefly presented and explored.
BMW uses even more robots for both flexibility and quality
Anna KochanAims to determine how BMW's use of robots in car manufacturing is evolving.
Development of a robot for orbital welding
Eduardo J. Lima, Guilherme C. Fortunato Torres, Ivanilza Felizardo, Frederico A. Ramalho Filho, Alexandre Q. BracarenseThis work demonstrates the development of a robot, which was designed for the orbital welding of pipes.
Novel cable‐suspended RoboCrane support
Robert L. WilliamsThis paper presents a new method for deploying RoboCrane‐type cable robots, without the need for fixed rigid cable support points. That is, the system provides its own deployable…
Real‐time top‐face vision based control of weld pool size
Jeremy S. Smith, Chris BalfourTop‐face control of weld penetration in TIG welding is required for fully automated systems to overcome variations in the welding process and fixturing systems.
Sensors in robotic arc welding to support small series production
Gunnar Bolmsjö, Magnus OlssonAims to present general concepts and framework for increasing the flexibility in robotic arc welding with respect to use of sensors and small series production.
Autonomous welding of large steel fabrications
Stephen Mulligan, Geoff Melton, Ari Lylynoja, Keith HermanDevelopment and demonstration of an autonomous, mobile welding robot capable of fabricating large‐scale customised structures.
Development of closed‐loop control of robotic welding processes
John P.H. Steele, Chris Mnich, Chris Debrunner, Tyrone Vincent, Stephen LiuThe purpose of this research is to develop closed‐loop control of robotic welding processes.
Welding and sensor application with rotating torch
U. Dilthey, G. Wilms, A.M. SevimAims to present missing knowledge of welding and sensor application with rotating torch to the technically and economically meaningful employment. With the help of this knowledge…
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou