Abstract: Industrial robots may not be off-line programmable, unless their accuracy is improved by a suitable calibration procedure. However, proper calibration is a time-consuming and expensive procedure ...

Abstract: Two algorithms are developed in this paper for the optimal motion coordination of a pair of industrial robots engaged in contact operations such as part machining or deburring. In the first ...

Abstract: Most industrial robots cannot be off-line programmed to carry out a task accurately, unless their kinematic model is suitably corrected through a calibration procedure. However, proper calibration ...

Abstract: This paper presents a generalized approach to the singularity analysis of mechanisms with arbitrary kinematic chains and an equal number of inputs and outputs. The instantaneous kinematics of a ...

Abstract: The paper addresses the problem of end effector trajectory planning and control of seven degrees of freedom (DOF) kinematically redundant robots. An off-line optimal continuous path planning ...

Abstract: Control of a kinematically redundant robot arm requires an optimization procedure to determine the motion of the end effector. The criterion for optimization can be minimum motion time, minimum ...

Abstract: A new robot kinematic calibration procedure is presented. The parameters of the kinematic model are estimated through a relationship established between the deviations in the joint variables and ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the reinforcement of photopolymers, through the addition of short glass fibers, for Rapid Layered Composite parts Manufacturing (RLCM). Novel designs for an (external) ...

Abstract: Significant attention has been paid recently to the topic of robot calibration. To improve the robot’s accuracy, various approaches to the measurement of the robot’s position and orientation ...