A new application for the industrial robot has emerged, inspection, with two players emerging, Stäubli and Amatec Robotics of the Kuka Roboter Group. Both companies' systems and their competing benefits are discussed. Until this new development, car bodies were inspected on-line with arrays of laser sensors fixed in position over the production line. Using a robot to manipulate the same type of sensor gives more flexibility in the areas of the car to be measured and also reduces the number of sensors needed. It emerges that virtually all of the applications to date are to be found in European car plants, and some of these are described.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Robots get the measure of car body inspection


    Additional title:

    Einsatz von Robotern für die Karosserieinspektion


    Contributors:
    Rooks, B. (author)

    Published in:

    The Industrial Robot ; 28 , 2 ; 125-130


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 7 Bilder




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





    Methods and inspection robots with on body configuration

    BRYNER EDWARD A / CHO EDWIN H | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    Robots measure their own accuracy

    British Library Online Contents | 2006


    Systems for reprogrammable inspection robots

    BRYNER EDWARD A / CHO EDWIN H / CHO MARK | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    Inspection robots with center encoders

    JOURDE DILLON R / CHO EDWIN H / CHO MARK et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access