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Proceedings of the Twenty-third International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference pp 103–107Cite as

An Assessment of the Potential of an Industrial Robot for Use as a Flexible Drilling Machine

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The paper presents some studies in the assessment procedure concerning the determination of the performance of an industrial robot. Assessment of static and positional behaviour of a popular industrial robot are presented. Recommendations are made to potential users of industrial robots to enable characteristic quantities to be ascertained so that reliable assessment and comparisons of performance can be made. The authors propose that an indication of the industrial robot’s suitability for a machining operation can be given by measuring the Industrial robot’s functional accuracy.

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  1. University of Nottingham, UK

    J. A. G. Knight

  2. British Aerospace, UK

    P. Chapman

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

    B. J. Davies (Professor of Manufacturing Technology) (Professor of Manufacturing Technology)

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© 1983 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

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Knight, J.A.G., Chapman, P. (1983). An Assessment of the Potential of an Industrial Robot for Use as a Flexible Drilling Machine. In: Davies, B.J. (eds) Proceedings of the Twenty-third International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06546-2_12

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