Robotic path planning for non-destructive testing - A custom MATLAB toolbox approach

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Mineo, Carmelo ^a,b   Pierce, Stephen Gareth ^a   Nicholson, Pascual Ian ^b   Cooper, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated non destructive inspections; Path planning; Robotics

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; AUTOMATION; BRIDGE DECKS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INSPECTION; MACHINE DESIGN; MANIPULATORS; MATLAB; MOTION PLANNING; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

COMPLEX CURVED SURFACE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; EXTERNAL SYNCHRONIZATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OFF-LINE ROBOT PROGRAMMING; PATH PLANNING SOFTWARES; TRAJECTORY GENERATION;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 84935074042     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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