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CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future

Volume III: Robotics and Plant Automation

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Birendra Prasad

    1. Artificial Intelligence Services, Technical System Development, Electronic Data Systems, General Motors, Troy, USA

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Table of contents (63 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Planning for Automation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Automated Manufacturing Project: Understanding Management’s Concern

      • Ralph Holmberg
      Pages 3-7

    3. Strategic Planning for the Factory of the Future

      • Mahyar Izadi, Ebrahim Karbassioon, Mori Toosi
      Pages 8-11

    4. Automated Systems

      1. Human Performance in Man-Robot System
        • Y. Beauchamp, T. J. Stobbe, K. Ghosh
        Pages 15-20
      2. Review of Determining/Optimizing a Robot’s Process Capability
        • Bernard C. Jiang, J. T. Black
        Pages 21-26
      3. Automated Data Collection Workstation for Inventory Management
        • Subramaniam Ganesan, Kuriakose Athappilli
        Pages 27-31
      4. Investigation of Computer-Aided Control of a Waterjet Robotic Workcell
        • E. S. Geskin, W. L. Chen, W. T. Lee
        Pages 32-36
      5. Automatic Decentralized Allocation of AGVs in a Cellular System
        • Satyendra P. Rana, Sanjeev Taneja, Ambrish Vashishta
        Pages 37-41
      6. Implementing a Transition Manager in the AMRF Cell Controller
        • Bryan A. Catron
        Pages 42-46

  3. Automated Assembly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Investigation of Automatic Assembly Methods

      • A. Harnoy
      Pages 49-53

    3. The Interrelationship of Parts Classification and Gripper Design for Automated Assembly

      • Frank L. Bracken, Gerard E. Insolia, Emory W. Zimmers Jr.
      Pages 54-58

    4. CARA — The Next Generation

      • Charles Kosta, Mark Miller, Patrick Krolak
      Pages 59-63

    5. Pin Assembly by Robot

      • Z. Mehdi, R. Sagar, T. P. Sattar
      Pages 64-69

    6. Automated Robotic Cell Configuration for Electronics Assembly

      • Ganapathy G. Raman, Tien-Chien Chang
      Pages 70-74

  4. Robot Programming and Simulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. ADAR: A New Vision of Tasks Programming for Robotized Industrial Workcell

      • Alain Haurat, Jean-Luc Perrard
      Pages 77-81

    3. Robot Systems Software

      • I. J. Cox, D. A. Kapilow, W. J. Kropfl, J. E. Shopiro
      Pages 82-88

    4. The Simulation of a Manufacturing Cell

      • Frank L. Severance, Ralph Tanner
      Pages 89-94
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The complete shop floor automation - a "lights out factory", where workers initially set up all machines, turn off the lights, lock the door and the machine churns up the parts - remains an unfulfilled dream. Yet when we look at the enormity of the process of automation and integration even for the most simply conceived part factory, we can recognize that automation has been applied and is being applied, more so when it made sense from a cost/benefit standpoint. It is our nature to be dissatisfied with near term progress, but when we realize how short a time the tools to do that automation have been available, the progress is clearly noteworthy - considering the multitudes of factors and the environment we have to deal with. Most of the automa­ tion problems we confront in today's environment are multidisciplinary in nature. They require not just the knowledge and experience in various distinct fields but good cooperation from different disci­ plined organizations to adequately comprehend and solve such problems. In Volume III we have many examples that reflect the current state of the art techniques of robotics and plant automation. The papers for Volume III have been arranged in a logical order of automation planning, automated assembly, robot programming and simula­ tion, control, motion coordination, communication and networking to factories of the future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Artificial Intelligence Services, Technical System Development, Electronic Data Systems, General Motors, Troy, USA

    Birendra Prasad

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