Flexible design, analysis and programming methodology of robotic welding cells for multiple configuration products

International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 212-237

  Vosniakos, George Christopher ^a   Sierros, Panagiotis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

parametric modelling; product configuration; robot programming; robot simulation; welding cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449110210     PISSN: 17450055     EISSN: 17450063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmsi.2007.013874     Document Type: Article

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