RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90008-8
A. Steiger-Garção, L.M. Camarinha-Matos
{"title":"A conceptual structure for a robot station programming system","authors":"A. Steiger-Garção, L.M. Camarinha-Matos","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90008-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90008-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Task level programming systems previously proposed by several authors are briefly discussed and another approach is also offered.</p><p>The possibilities of integration of components such as vision and tactile modules, <span>cad</span> systems, robot simulators, specialized planners, etc., are analysed. This should help us to understand their interrelations and limitations when their integration in a system is attempted. The notion of robot station, rather than a mere manipulator, will be kept in view.</p><p>The conceptual structure presented has two phases: </p><ul><li><span>&#x02022;</span><span><p>- off-line: automatic plan generation (implicit programming) and plan testing (in simulated execution)</p></span></li><li><span>&#x02022;</span><span><p>- on-line: execution supervision with sensorial feedback and local planning capability.</p></span></li></ul><p>The usual limitations of an off-line approach are analyzed and a more active role of simulation of the whole station is suggested, specially in what concerns a comprehensive sensorial simulation, allowing moving to this phase most verifications, previously mandatory on the on-line phase. This should allow a more realistic plan generation and, eventually, interactive planning (with better debugging tools).</p><p>In the on-line stage, emphasis is placed on the relationship between execution supervision and sensorial feedback. One suggestion of automatic plan repair, valid for any of the phases is also presented.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 195-204"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90008-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88516358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90016-7
{"title":"Robot manipulators 1986","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90016-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90016-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The International Symposium on Robot Manipulators: Modeling, Control and Education took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, <span>u.s.a.</span> from November 12 to November 14, 1986. Over 100 specialists and interested participants from 14 countries took part in the symposium. Due to its small nature, the symposium provided a good technical forum for open exchange of ideas and information regarding robotics — modeling control and education. Presentations were related to five different areas: modeling, control, education, applications, and <span>nsf</span> engineering research centers.</p><p>Symposium organizers were <em>M. Jamshidi</em>, Chairman (University of New Mexico) and <em>M. Shahinpoor</em>, Co-Chairman (University of New Mexico). <em>J.Y.S. Luh</em> (Clemson University) chaired the Program Committee. The conference was sponsored by the College of Engineering/University of New Mexico and co-sponsored by the <span>ieee</span> Control Systems Society.</p><p>We present below a report on selected lectures delivered at this conference.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 252-257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90016-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138211595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90017-9
{"title":"Use of industrial robots in Finland, 1986","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90017-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90017-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 259-261"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90017-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138211677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The robot musician ‘wabot-2’ (waseda robot-2)","authors":"Ichiro Kato , Sadamu Ohteru , Katsuhiko Shirai , Toshiaki Matsushima , Seinosuke Narita , Shigeki Sugano , Tetsunori Kobayashi , Eizo Fujisawa","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90002-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90002-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The <span>wabot</span>-2 is an anthropomorphic robot playing keyboard instruments, developed by the study group of Waseda University's Science and Engineering Department.</p><p>The <span>wabot</span>-2 is equipped with hands tapping softly on keys, with legs handling bass keys and expression pedal, with eyes reading a score, and with a mouth and ears to converse with humans. Based on <span>wabot</span>-2, <span>wasubot</span> has been developed by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., whose artistic skill has been demonstrated in performing music at the Japanese Government Pavillion in Expo'85.</p><p>The present paper summarizes the <span>wabot</span>-2's motion, visual and vocal subsystems as well as its supervisory system and singing voice-tracking subsystem.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 143-155"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90002-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91532862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90010-6
Kenneth Jenkins, Philip Smith, Alan Raedels (Associate Professor)
{"title":"The financial evaluation of robotics installations","authors":"Kenneth Jenkins, Philip Smith, Alan Raedels (Associate Professor)","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90010-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90010-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An increasingly important topic in capital equipment acquisition is the analysis of robots in the manufacturing environment. Due to the unique characteristics of robots, it is important to recognize all the costs and benefits of a robotic installation in evaluating the feasibility of including this new piece of equipment in the production process. What makes analyzing the proposed robotic acquisition different from the usual capital equipment purchase is dealing with the many secondary and tertiary benefits and costs afforded by robotic systems.</p><p>The chief difficulty is estimating the costs and benefits due to the flexibility of the robot installation.</p><p>There are three important and essential steps in the determination of the value of a robotics installation. Initially it is necessary to make an informed estimate of the total investment required to obtain and install the equipment. Secondly, the effect of the incremental investment on the operation of the firm both in terms of expenses and profitability must be carefully measured. And finally, the third step is an analysis of the value of the equipment in terms of the return provided in relation to the required investment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 213-219"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90010-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86788481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90009-X
P. Nicolaisen
{"title":"Safety problems related to robots","authors":"P. Nicolaisen","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90009-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90009-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The continuously growing rate of production and use of industrial robots has proved that, in parallel with other implementation aspects, due attention should be paid to problems related to their operational safety. Safety has to be planned and built in at the level of robot workplaces.</p><p>Although safety problems are encountered by various groups of personnel, it is mainly the programmer and the trouble-shooter who are at risk.</p><p>There are lacunae in the safety provisions which could be bridged, on the one hand, by developing more appropriate safety equipment and, on the other, by imposing minimal safety requirements upon all robots as well as by giving examples for a safe design of robot workplaces.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 205-211"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90009-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85509785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90005-2
Anton T.J.M. Smals
{"title":"Economy vision","authors":"Anton T.J.M. Smals","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90005-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90005-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Part manipulation by a robot is practicable provided the orientation of the presented part is known. Traditionally, a multi-part feeder will consist of either a number of dedicated feeders or else of plain feeders equipped with sophisticated electronics. The development of an inexpensive feeder with an uncomplicated recognizing device might be a good alternative. Two recognizing devices of this kind are described. One device includes a moving belt, 3 sensors, and a programmable logic controller, but the device is dedicated to one particular part. The other device consists of a moving belt, 16 sensors, and a microcomputer. This device has self-learning capability. Both devices are able to offer information about the orientation of the part that will be presented to a robot.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 175-180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90005-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75235364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90022-2
{"title":"Table of contents of the Japanese journal ROBOT, issue 56 (February, 1987)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90022-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90022-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 273-276"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90022-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138211596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90011-8
Robert J. Schlesinger
{"title":"An analysis of robot growth and application activity in San Diego, California","authors":"Robert J. Schlesinger","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90011-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90011-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A robot activity study was conducted for the U.S. Bureau of the Census in late 1985 to provide a detailed picture of the current and planned use of robotics in San Diego County, California. The results indicate an increasing usage rate, expectations of decreasing costs, and minimal employment effect to date, but perceptions of an increased impact. The current and future use of robotics in 65 companies is presented here as a series of charts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Pages 221-228"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90011-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80929362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RoboticsPub Date : 1987-06-01Epub Date: 2003-03-05DOI: 10.1016/0167-8493(87)90018-0
{"title":"World Federation of map users group conducts meeting in Tokyo, Japan","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0167-8493(87)90018-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90018-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37568,"journal":{"name":"Robotics","volume":"3 2","pages":"Page 263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"1987-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-8493(87)90018-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138211594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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