Literature Review of Mobile Robots for Manufacturing

Shneier, Michael O.; Bostelman, Roger V.

doi:10.6028/nist.ir.8022

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“…Robot arms onboard mobile robots (“mobile manipulators”) have historically been popular research topics (Shneier and Bostelman 2014) and are now becoming commercial tools for industrial use (e.g., Motoman (2013)). In research, mobile manipulators consider coordination of movements of the robot and the base, since there may be redundant DOFs when a moving base is added.…”

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Multi-Robot Assembly Strategies and Metrics

2018

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We present a survey of multi-robot assembly applications and methods and describe trends and general insights into the multi-robot assembly problem for industrial applications. We focus on fixtureless assembly strategies featuring two or more robotic systems. Such robotic systems include industrial robot arms, dexterous robotic hands, and autonomous mobile platforms, such as automated guided vehicles. In this survey, we identify the types of assemblies that are enabled by utilizing multiple robots, the algorithms that synchronize the motions of the robots to complete the assembly operations, and the metrics used to assess the quality and performance of the assemblies.

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2018

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“…An survey of mobile robots in manufacturing is given in [3], highlighting localization problems, coverage problems up to communication technologies and environment hardships in manufacturing environments as important open research issues. In [4] a survey is presented regarding the coordination in multi-robot systems, including here also the communication technologies.…”

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To Mesh or not to Mesh: Flexible Wireless Indoor Communication Among Mobile Robots in Industrial Environments

Jarchlo

Haxhibeqiri

Moerman

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Abstract. Mobile robots such as automated guided vehicles become increasingly important in industry as they can greatly increase efficiency. For their operation such robots must rely on wireless communication, typically realized by connecting them to an existing enterprise network. In this paper we motivate that such an approach is not always economically viable or might result in performance issues. Therefore we propose a flexible and configurable mixed architecture that leverages on mesh capabilities whenever appropriate. Through experiments on a wireless testbed for a variety of scenarios, we analyse the impact of roaming, mobility and traffic separation and demonstrate the potential of our approach.

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“…An extensive literature review of the research leading to commercial mobile manipulators is provided in this section. As a precursor to mobile manipulator research, a literature review of mobile robot research was performed [1], which also includes a few examples of research on mobile manipulators. An earlier work by Bogh et al [11] at Aalborg University, Denmark, provided a timeline of mobile manipulators that spans 30 years (see Fig.…”

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“…The importance and popularity of research toward mobile robots and mobile manipulators (robotic arms on mobile bases) has grown in recent years [1]. This emphasis on research and development has also spiked in recent years due to advances in technology that have enabled broad use of automation and robotics while simultaneously reducing costs.…”

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Survey of Research for Performance Measurement of Mobile Manipulators

Bostelman¹,

Hong²,

Marvel³

2016

J. RES. NATL. INST. STAN.

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This survey provides the basis for developing research in the area of mobile manipulator performance measurement, an area that has relatively few research articles when compared to other mobile manipulator research areas. The survey provides a literature review of mobile manipulator research with examples of experimental applications. The survey also provides an extensive list of planning and control references as this has been the major research focus for mobile manipulators which factors into performance measurement of the system. The survey then reviews performance metrics considered for mobile robots, robot arms, and mobile manipulators and the systems that measure their performance, including machine tool measurement systems through dynamic motion tracking systems. Lastly, the survey includes a section on research that has occurred for performance measurement of robots, mobile robots, and mobile manipulators beginning with calibration, standards, and mobile manipulator artifacts that are being considered for evaluation of mobile manipulator performance.

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Literature Review of Mobile Robots for Manufacturing

Cited by 107 publications

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Multi-Robot Assembly Strategies and Metrics

Multi-Robot Assembly Strategies and Metrics

To Mesh or not to Mesh: Flexible Wireless Indoor Communication Among Mobile Robots in Industrial Environments

Survey of Research for Performance Measurement of Mobile Manipulators

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