Selection of a manipulator for a flexible assembly system

Industrial Robot

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 162-169

  Edmondson, N F ^a   Redford, A H ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly; Flexibility; Robots

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY MACHINES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM; GENERIC ASSEMBLY TASKS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 0036388551     PISSN: 0143991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01439910210419178     Document Type: Article

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