Abstract
In this paper we propose a roadmap for hardware reconfiguration of industrial collaborative robots. As a flexible resource, the collaborative robot will often need transitioning to a new task. Our goal is, that this transitioning should be done by the shop floor operators, not highly specialized engineers. The hard- ware reconfiguration framework adopts a modular architecture for the collabo- rative robot which dictates a clear segmentation of the robot into well-defined exchangeable modules. Four main objectives for the hardware reconfiguration framework; 1) Modular architecture, 2) Module Selection, 3) Module Exchange, and 4) Module utilization. Each objective is described and proposed solutions are presented along with related research topics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Cooperative Robotics : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Clawar 2016 |
| Editors | Mohammed O Tokhi, Gurvinder S Virk |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| Publication date | Aug 2016 |
| Pages | 158-168 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-981-3149-12-0 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-981-3149-14-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |
| Event | CLAWAR 2016: 19th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines London, UK, 12 –14 September 2016 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Sept 2016 → 14 Sept 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | CLAWAR 2016: 19th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines London, UK, 12 –14 September 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 12/09/2016 → 14/09/2016 |
Keywords
- Collaborative Robot
- Industrial Robotics
- Plug and Produce
- Hardware Reconfiguration