Concepts for and analysis of a high accuracy and high capacity (HAHC) aerospace robot

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 225, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1393-1399

  Muelaner, J E ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Maropoulos, P G ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Automation; Metrology

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE; AEROSPACE SECTORS; AEROSPACE STRUCTURE; DRILL HOLE; FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; HIGH CAPACITY; LASER METROLOGY SYSTEMS; LINE OF SIGHT; MEASUREMENT VOLUME; PHYSICAL ISOLATION; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL LOADING;

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

ROBOTS;

EID: 80054755678     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 20412975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954405411406939     Document Type: Conference Paper

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