Industrial Robotics,Programming, Simulation and Applications ISBN 3-86611-286-6 hard cover, 702 pages Edited by: Low Kin Huat Publisher: Pro Literatur Verlag, Germany / ARS, Austria Publication date: December 2006 Price: 80 Euro incl. package & postage |Download the full text of this book|

About the Book This book covers a wide range of topics relating to advanced industrial robotics, sensors and automation technologies. Although being highly technical and complex in nature, the papers presented in this book represent some of the latest cutting edge technologies and advancements in industrial robotics technology. This book covers topics such as networking, properties of manipulators, forward and inverse robot arm kinematics, motion path-planning, machine vision and many other practical topics too numerous to list here. The authors and editor of this book wish to inspire people, especially young ones, to get involved with robotic and mechatronic engineering technology and to develop new and exciting practical applications, perhaps using the ideas and concepts presented herein.

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Table of Contents

01A Design Framework for Sensor Integration in Robotic Applications
D. I. Kosmopoulos

02Joint Torque Sensory Feedback in Robotics
F. Aghili

03Design and validation of a universal 6D seam tracking system in robotic welding based on laser scanning
M. Fridenfalk and G. Bolmsjo

04Designing Distributed, Component-based Systems for Industrial Robotic Applications
M. Amoretti, S. Caselli and M. Reggiani

05Designing And Building Controllers For 3D Visual Servoing Applications Under A Modular Scheme
M. Bachiller, C. Cerrada and J. A. Cerrada

06Robot Calibration: Modeling, Measurement and Applications
J. M. S. T. Motta

07Accuracy and Calibration Issues of Industrial Manipulators
M. Abderrahim, A. Khamis, S. Garrido and L. Moreno

08Calibration of Serial Manipulators: Theory and Applications
Irene Fassi, Giovanni Legnani, Diego Tosi and Alberto Omodei

09Calibration of Parallel Kinematic Machines: theory and applications
Giovanni Legnani, Diego Tosi, Riccardo Adamini and Irene Fassi

10Interfacing the Gryphon Robot with the World Wide Web
R. T. F. A. King, S. Mootien and H. C. S. Rughooputh

11Internet- B ased Service Robotic System Using CORBA as Communication Architecture
S. Jia and K. Takase

12Path Coordination Planning and Control in Robotic Material Handling and Processing
X. F. Zha and X. Chen

13Optimal Motion Planning for Manipulator Arms Using Nonlinear Programming
J.-K. Park

14Video Applications for Robot Arms
Vincenzo Niola & Cesare Rossi

15Complex Carton Packaging with dexterous Robot Hands
Venketesh N. Dubey and Jian S. Dai

16Kinematic Control of a Robot-Positioner System for Arc Welding Application
A. P. Pashkevich and A. B. Dolgui

17Control and Scheduling Software for Flexible Manufacturing Cells
A. Ferrolho and M. Crisóstomo

18Adaptive robot based reworking system
B. Kuhlenkotter , C. Krewet and T. Schüppstuhl

19Off-line Programming Industrial Robots Based in the Information Extracted From Neutral Files Generated by the Commercial CAD Tools
V. Bottazzi and J. Fonseca

20A Teaching- F ree Robot System Utilizing Three-Dimensional CAD Product Data
Y. Nagao, H. Ohta and F. Honda

21A Non-Contact Method for Detecting On-Line Industrial Robot Position Errors
G. C. Smith

22Study on Three Dimensional Dual Peg-in-hole in Robot Automatic Assembly
F. Yanqiong, W. Jianfeng and Z. Xifang

23Computer Vision and Fuzzy Rules applied to a dispensing application in an Industrial Desktop Robot
C. P. Santos and M. J Ferreira

24Virtual and Mixed Reality in Telerobotics: A Survey
C. S. Tzafestas

25Simulation and Experimental Tests of Robot Using Feature-Based and Position-Based Visual Servoing Approaches
M. H. Korayem, F. Heidari and H. Aliakbarpour

26Sheet Incremental Forming: Advantages of Robotised Cells vs. CNC Machines
M. Callegari, D. Amodio, E. Ceretti and C. Giardini

27Machining with Flexible Manipulators: Critical Issues and Solutions
J. Wang, H. Zhang and Z. Pan

28Welding Robot Applications in Shipbuilding Industry: Off-Line Programming, Virtual Reality Simulation, and Open Architecture
C.-S. Kim, K.-S. Hong and Y.-S. Han

29Intelligent Robotic Handling of Fabrics towards Sewing
P. Koustoumpardis, P. Zacharia and N. Aspragathos

30Arc Welding Robot Automation Systems
B.-S. Ryuh and G. R. Pennock

31Robot Automation Systems for Deburring
B.-S. Ryuh and G. R. Pennock

32Robot-based gonioreflectometer
A. Hope, D. Hunerhoff and K.-O. Hauer

33Serpentine Robots for Industrial Inspection and Surveillance
G. Granosik, J Borenstein and M. G. Hansen

34Using Parallel Platforms as Climbing Robots
O. Reinoso, R. Aracil and R. Saltaren

35Robotics for improving quality, safety and productivity in intensive agriculture: challenges and opportunities
G. Belforte, P. Gay and D. R. Aimonino