CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future ’90: Volume 2: Flexible Automation 5th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARS and FOF’90) Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Factory Enhancements....Pages 1-1
From the Existing Manufacturing System to CIM....Pages 3-8
Flexible Manufacturing System in Manufacture of Precision Engineering Components — Key Issues in Implementation....Pages 9-18
A Survey of CIM Strategic Planning in U.S. Industry....Pages 19-24
Modelling and Optimization of a Flexible Manufacturing System....Pages 25-30
Computer Based Safety System for the FMS — Management Logic....Pages 31-44
CIM Repositories....Pages 45-55
The Selection and Prospect of CAD/CAM System for Diesel Engine Design and Manufacturing....Pages 56-61
A Model for the Factory of the Future for Industrialized Housing....Pages 62-70
Enabling Automation Technologies for an Automated Mail Facility of the Future....Pages 71-76
Some Optimization Problems of Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing System....Pages 77-82
Some Methods of Modeling for Computer Integrated Workshop....Pages 83-87
Combined Procedures for Simulation of Manufacturing Systems....Pages 88-93
Expert Systems in CIM....Pages 94-101
Chapter II Production Planning....Pages 103-103
A Taxonomy on Event-Driven Production Systems....Pages 105-119
An Improved Lot Sizing Policy for Variable Demand....Pages 120-125
Simulation for Real-Time Control: Advantages, Potential Pitfalls, Opportunities....Pages 126-131
Decomposition Approach for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem....Pages 132-137
Evaluation of the Impact of Plant and Production Management Automation on Job-Shop Manufacturing Performances....Pages 138-143
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Role of Non-Productive Time in the Evaluation of Computer Generated Process Plans....Pages 144-149
Chapter III Process Technology....Pages 151-151
Computer Managed Process Planning for Cylindrical Parts....Pages 153-165
An Application of Non-Linear Goal Programming in Electrodischarge Machining of Composite Material....Pages 166-172
An Expert System for Metalforming....Pages 173-178
Optimal Process Planning for Robotic Assembly Operations....Pages 179-184
Effect of Angular Errors in Part Registration for PC Board Assembly....Pages 185-190
An Evaluation Framework for AGVS Within FMS....Pages 191-196
Computer Aided Machine Loading Technique....Pages 197-202
An Optimal Parallel Algorithm for Channel-Assignment....Pages 203-215
Chapter IV Product Engineering....Pages 217-217
Design Using Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 219-224
An Interactive Programming System for Design of Mechanical Clutches....Pages 225-230
An Expert System for the Design and Selection of Ball Bearing Parameters....Pages 231-236
Computer-Aided Optimal Design of Gears....Pages 237-242
CAD for Underground Structure....Pages 243-248
A Microcomputer Aided Design of Technical Systems....Pages 249-258
Solid Modeling With Tension....Pages 259-264
Integration of Design Optimization in Finite Element Analysis....Pages 265-272
Automatic Generation of Finite Element Modeling for Integrated CAD and CAE....Pages 273-278
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Three Dimensional Mesh Generation: A New Approach....Pages 279-284
Effective Modeling of Elastic Mechanical System Through Objective-Aimed Finite Element Strategies....Pages 285-296
Design and Evaluation of Shock Isolation of Trailer Mounted Electronic Equipments....Pages 297-302
Chapter V Workcell Operations....Pages 303-303
Group Technology: Cell Formation Using Simulated Annealing....Pages 305-310
Cost Considerations for Cell Design in Group Technology....Pages 311-316
Application of CAD/CAM in the Textile Industry....Pages 317-322
CAD/CAM of Cams for Use in Automatic Lathes....Pages 323-328
An Objective SIMTOOL in FMS....Pages 329-335
A Methodology for Automating the Redressing of the Grinding Wheel....Pages 336-341
Experimental Investigations on Tool Vibrations in Turning for On-Line Tool Wear Monitoring....Pages 342-347
μp-Based Industrial Grade Multi-Channel Temperature Controller For Sugar and Allied Industries....Pages 348-354
Use of Sensors for Safety of Personnel in Robotic Installations....Pages 355-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Chapter VI Industrial Applications....Pages 361-361
Determining the Workspace Design of Robotized Cells in Pre-Determined Environments....Pages 363-368
Judicious Selection of a Robot for an Industrial Task — An Expert System Approach....Pages 369-373
Fixtureless Robotic Assembly Workcell....Pages 374-380
Design of a Wall-Scaling Robot for Inspection and Maintenance....Pages 381-387
A Telemanipulator for Hazardous Mining Operations....Pages 388-393
Adoption of Robotic System for Inter-Station Handling Operations for Nagpur Milk Scheme, India....Pages 394-399
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Integration and Realtime Monitoring of Robotic Controllers....Pages 400-405
On the Applications of Part Image Reconstruction Systems in Automated Manufacturing....Pages 406-411
Kalman Filter Application to Tridimensional Rigid Body Motion Parameter Estimation from a Sequence of Images....Pages 412-420
Optimization Techniques for Mathematical Routines Available through High-Level Source Code....Pages 421-425
Chapter VII Task Performance....Pages 427-427
Sensing and Analysis of End-Effector Forces for Precision Assembly....Pages 429-434
Accuracy Test From Kinematic Parameter Errors in a Closed-Loop Robot....Pages 435-440
The Effect of Robot Kinematic Parameter Errors on Joint Torques....Pages 441-447
Kinematic Error Budgeting to Obtain the Best Feasible Task Performance for a Specified SCARA Manipulator....Pages 448-453
Demonstrating Robot Calibration in a Manufacturing Environment....Pages 454-459
On-Line Robot Calibration....Pages 460-465
Expert System for Robot Hand Design Using Graph Representation....Pages 466-471
PreGrasp Pose Estimation of Objects Using Local Sensors on Dexterous Hands....Pages 472-478
Chapter VIII Motion Specification....Pages 479-479
Approximate and Hierarchical Path Planning....Pages 481-486
Bandlimited Trajectory Planning for Continuous Path Industrial Robots....Pages 487-492
Trajectory Planning and Kinematic Control of a Stewart Platform-Based Manipulator....Pages 493-499
Planning and Execution of Polynomial Manipulator Trajectories....Pages 500-508
Efficient Trajectory Planning Algorithm for Coordinately Operating Multiple Robots....Pages 509-514
Path Planning for Coordinated Planar Robot Arms Moving in Unknown Environment....Pages 515-520
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
A Theory of Collision Avoidance on Visual Guidance of Robot Motion in Dynamic Environment....Pages 521-526
A Collision Prediction System for a Robotic Environment....Pages 527-532
Multivalue Coding: Application to the Autonomous Robots....Pages 533-538
Information Management for Off-Line Robot Programming....Pages 539-544
Chapter IX Manipulator Mechanics....Pages 545-545
Computer Aided Analysis of a Planar Robot....Pages 547-552
Computer Aided Analysis of the First Three Links in a Puma Robot....Pages 553-558
Work-Space Calculation of a Robotic Arm Using the Articulated Total Body Model....Pages 559-564
Effect on Flexibility on Manipulator Dynamics....Pages 565-575
Dynamics of Flexible Manipulators With Application to Robotic Assembly....Pages 576-584
Kineto-Elastodynamic Effect on the Design of Elastic Mechanisms....Pages 585-585
Scheme for Active Positional Correction of Robot Arms....Pages 590-593
Feedback Control of Robot End-Effector Probable Position Error....Pages 594-599
An Intelligent Signal Recognition System....Pages 600-605
State Estimation Under Unknown Noises — A Least-Squares Approach....Pages 606-611
Chapter X Educational Endeavors....Pages 613-613
Combined EE-ME Senior Capstone Projects In Robotics at West Virginia University....Pages 615-620
Automated Manufacturing at Western Kentucky University....Pages 621-625
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Education at the University of Pittsburgh....Pages 626-631
Human Factor Considerations in the Design of a Teach Pendant....Pages 632-637