{"title":"Enhancing accuracy in Mobile Manipulators: Challenges, current solutions and future needs","authors":"Naroa Núñez-Calvo , Gorka Sorrosal , Itziar Cabanes , Aitziber Mancisidor , Jorge Rodríguez-Guerra","doi":"10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103041","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Advances in industry, technology, and external factors like market demands have created new manufacturing challenges. In response, there has been an increase in the use of mobile manipulators, consisting of a robotic arm mounted on a mobile robot. These systems can be suitable for manufacturing operations. However, they still fall short of the precision required for high-performing industrial applications. This article identifies the primary sources of error in mobile manipulators and their components. Existing control strategies are classified, and current developments are reviewed. Lastly, the limitations of actual solutions are highlighted, and key challenges to be addressed are presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21452,"journal":{"name":"Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 103041"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073658452500095X","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Advances in industry, technology, and external factors like market demands have created new manufacturing challenges. In response, there has been an increase in the use of mobile manipulators, consisting of a robotic arm mounted on a mobile robot. These systems can be suitable for manufacturing operations. However, they still fall short of the precision required for high-performing industrial applications. This article identifies the primary sources of error in mobile manipulators and their components. Existing control strategies are classified, and current developments are reviewed. Lastly, the limitations of actual solutions are highlighted, and key challenges to be addressed are presented.
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The journal, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, focuses on sharing research applications that contribute to the development of new or enhanced robotics, manufacturing technologies, and innovative manufacturing strategies that are relevant to industry. Papers that combine theory and experimental validation are preferred, while review papers on current robotics and manufacturing issues are also considered. However, papers on traditional machining processes, modeling and simulation, supply chain management, and resource optimization are generally not within the scope of the journal, as there are more appropriate journals for these topics. Similarly, papers that are overly theoretical or mathematical will be directed to other suitable journals. The journal welcomes original papers in areas such as industrial robotics, human-robot collaboration in manufacturing, cloud-based manufacturing, cyber-physical production systems, big data analytics in manufacturing, smart mechatronics, machine learning, adaptive and sustainable manufacturing, and other fields involving unique manufacturing technologies.