Statistical error analysis and calibration of industrial robots for precision manufacturing

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 300-308

  Qian, G Z ^a   Kazerounian, K ^b  

^a Transamerica Insurance Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VARIATIONS; PRECISION MANUFACTURING; ROBOT POSITION ERRORS; STATISTICAL ERROR ANALYSIS; VARIATIONS THEORY;

CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; END EFFECTORS; MANIPULATORS; MANUFACTURE; PRECISION ENGINEERING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 0029659065     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01351287     Document Type: Article

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