An automated method to calibrate industrial robots using a virtual closed kinematic chain

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1105-1116

  Gatla, Chandra Sekhar ^a   Lumia, Ron ^a   Wood, John ^a   Starr, Greg ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematic parameter estimation; Laser tool; Parameter identification; Robot accuracy; Root calibration

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; KINEMATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POSITION MEASUREMENT;

ARBITRARY FIXED POINT; ROBOT ACCURACY; VIRTUAL CLOSED KINEMATIC CHAIN METHOD;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 37549061396     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2007.909765     Document Type: Article

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