DocumentCode
399438
Title
Flexible robotic assembly efforts at Ford Motor Company IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems
Author
Gravel, David P.
Author_Institution
Ford Adv. Manuf. Technol. Dev. Center, Detroit, MI, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
27-31 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
2522
Abstract
Ford Motor Company has been seeking ways to improve the quality of its assembly operations and to reduce ergonomic injuries related to repetitive strain. Recently, Ford Motor Company has installed force controlled robotic assembly systems that emulate human assembly performance by limiting the forces of contact with the environment. These systems apply forces and moments in pre-programmed ways that insure a quality assembly process.
Keywords
automobile industry; intelligent robots; robotic assembly; Ford motor company; ergonomic injuries; flexible robotic assembly; force controlled robotic assembly systems; human assembly performance; intelligent robots; intelligent systems; quality assembly process; Assembly systems; Capacitive sensors; Control systems; Ergonomics; Force control; Humans; Injuries; Intelligent robots; Robot control; Robotic assembly;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003. (IROS 2003). Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7860-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.2003.1249249
Filename
1249249
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