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Sudip, Chakraborty, and S. Aithal P. "A Custom Robotic ARM in CoppeliaSim." International Journal of Applied Engineering and Management Letters (IJAEML) 5, no. 1 (2021): 38–50. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4700297.
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<strong>Purpose: </strong>For robotics research, we require the robot to test our functions, Logics, algorithms, tasks, etc. Generally, we do not experiment with the practical robot. The primary issue is Practical robots are costly. The individual researcher usually cannot afford it. The second one is, the test with the real robot is risky and can damage property, human life, and itself due to bugs in the program or abnormal activity. So, it is best practice to experiment in Simulator first. When the algorithm is finalized, it can be implemented into a real robot. A researcher who starts the Robotics research, the learning curve is too long to develop a workable robot in Simulator. This paper demonstrates how we can easily create a 7 Degree of Freedom (DOF) custom robot for our research purpose. We will use the CoppeliaSim robot simulator for this purpose. It is free, opensource, and entirely GUI-based. We can create a robot without writing any code using this software. <strong>Design/Methodology/Approach</strong>: Here we describe to develop a custom robot. At first, we created a DH parameter for our robot. Then following the step-by-step procedure, the robot is created. After creating, we can attach our code on any object using LUA script language. To control the robot from external world, we can connect through TCP/IP socket communication. Establishing the communication, our robot will move depending on processed algorithm. <strong>Findings/Result: </strong>The robotic arm researcher needs robotics arm to test their forward kinematics, Inverse kinematics, statics, dynamics etc. code. Here we design our custom robots for research purpose. <strong>Originality/Value: </strong>Using CoppeliaSim, we can design custom robot for our research. <strong>Paper Type: </strong>Simulation based Research
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Achirei, Stefan-Daniel, Razvan Mocanu, Alexandru-Tudor Popovici, and Constantin-Catalin Dosoftei. "Model-Predictive Control for Omnidirectional Mobile Robots in Logistic Environments Based on Object Detection Using CNNs." Sensors 23, no. 11 (2023): 4992. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23114992.
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Object detection is an essential component of autonomous mobile robotic systems, enabling robots to understand and interact with the environment. Object detection and recognition have made significant progress using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Widely used in autonomous mobile robot applications, CNNs can quickly identify complicated image patterns, such as objects in a logistic environment. Integration of environment perception algorithms and motion control algorithms is a topic subjected to significant research. On the one hand, this paper presents an object detector to better understand the robot environment and the newly acquired dataset. The model was optimized to run on the mobile platform already on the robot. On the other hand, the paper introduces a model-based predictive controller to guide an omnidirectional robot to a particular position in a logistic environment based on an object map obtained from a custom-trained CNN detector and LIDAR data. Object detection contributes to a safe, optimal, and efficient path for the omnidirectional mobile robot. In a practical scenario, we deploy a custom-trained and optimized CNN model to detect specific objects in the warehouse environment. Then we evaluate, through simulation, a predictive control approach based on the detected objects using CNNs. Results are obtained in object detection using a custom-trained CNN with an in-house acquired data set on a mobile platform and in the optimal control for the omnidirectional mobile robot.
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Sudip, Chakraborty, and S. Aithal P. "Forward and Inverse Kinematics Demonstration using RoboDK and C#." International Journal of Applied Engineering and Management Letters (IJAEML) 5, no. 1 (2021): 97–105. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4939986.
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<strong>Purpose: </strong><em>Robot researchers need a simulator to understand better the algorithm on path planning, arm movement, and many more. They need a good simulator. RoboDK is an excellent simulator to fulfill the research work. It has calibration facilities, so it is industrial-grade software. Its forward and inverse kinematics accuracy is better than any competing software. The main advantage is all robots under one IDE. When we use an industrial robot, and we must use their software environment to operate the robot. But the RoboDK covers most of the robots and runs under one roof. And we need to learn only one IDE. The RoboDK online library is full of the standard robot. And all robot’s operation procedure is the same. So the learning curve of new robots is easy. It is easy to simulate, and it can connect with a practical robot to execute the task. Using this software, we can quickly create digital twins for the industry. Now we think about control the robot from our application. When we use to control the robot from an external environment or remote software, we need the use the API to control the robot. Here we will see how easily we can operate the robot from our custom application. We adopted RoboDK C# API and integrated it into Visual studio using a User interface to control the robot movement. Keeping this research as a reference, the robotic arm researcher can add value to their research. Our primary purpose is to shorten the learning curve to integrate the RoboDK with their custom application.</em> <strong>Design/Methodology/Approach</strong>: <em>Taking the RoboDK C# API they provided, we customized it according to our purpose with minimal components. After developing a graphical user interface, we interact through API. Then, opening both RoboDK IDE and C# application, we can send the End effector position using the sliding movement.</em> <strong>Findings/Result: </strong><em>After our research, we found that RoboDK is a good IDE for our research on the robotics arm. We can easily integrate the C# API they provided with our custom application for research purposes.</em> <strong>Originality/Value: </strong><em>If we want to test robotic arm movement in the simulator, we need an excellent simulator like RoboDK. Integrating the RoboDK C# API is a little bit time-consuming. Using our approach, the researcher can continue their research in a minimal period. And find adequate information here to integrate easily into their project. </em> <strong>Paper Type: </strong><em>Simulation-based Research.</em>
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Sudip, Chakraborty, and S. Aithal P. "ABB IRB 120-30.6 Build Procedure In RoboDK." International Journal of Management, Technology, and Social Sciences (IJMTS) 6, no. 2 (2021): 256–64. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5782759.
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<strong>Purpose:</strong> <em>Research on robotics needs a robot to experiment on it. The actual industrial robot is costly. So the only resort is to use a Robot simulator. The RoboDK is one of the best robot simulators now. It has covered most of the popular industrial robots. Its interface is straightforward. Just open the software, download the robot as we need, and start experiments. Up to that, no issue was found anywhere. However, the problem begins when we want to build the simulated robot by own. Lots of complexity arises like coordinate assignment, rotation not aligned, length mismatch, robot not synced with DH parameter. We begin to find some documents for making the robots. A few bits of the document are present. That is why we research it. After doing that, we prepared this paper for the researcher who wants to develop the simulated robot independently. This paper can be referenced for them. To minimize the complexity of our research, we study an industrial robot, ABB IRB 120-30.6. It is a good and popular robot. It is six degrees of freedom robot. We will use the specification and STEP file from their respective website and build a simulated robot from the STEP file for our research purpose.</em> <strong>Design/Methodology/Approach</strong>: <em>We will create a simulated robot from ABB IRB 120-30.6 STEP file. To create a robot by own, we took the help of the IRB 120 robot model. To demonstrate as simple as possible, we start with that robot whose default design is already present. We match and tune the joint coordinate based on robot parameters through this experiment.</em> <strong>Findings/results: </strong><em>Here, we see how to create a custom robot. Using the IRB 120 robot model, we will create a robot model step by step. Furthermore, it will move it around its axis.</em> <strong>Originality/Value: </strong> U<em>sing this experiment, the new researcher can get valuable information to create their custom robot.</em> <strong>Paper Type: </strong><em>Simulation-based Research.</em>
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More, Krunal, Sujal Ingale, Glen Joe Dixon, Atharva Tamore, and Pranit Mehata. "Pipe Inspection Robot." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 12, no. 4 (2024): 208–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2024.59752.
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Abstract: A pipe inspection robot is device that is inserted into pipes to check for obstruction or damage. These robots are traditionally manufactured offshore, are extremely expensive, and are often not adequately supported in the event or malfunction. This had resulted in associated environmental services limited. A New Zealand utilize of this equipment, facing significant periods of down time as they wait for their robots to be the repaired. Recently, they were informing that several robots were no longer supported. This project was conceived to redesign the electronics control systems one of these PIR, utilizing the existing mechanical platform. Requirements for the robot were that it must operate reliably in confined, dark and wet environments and provides a human wear with a digital video feed of the internal status of the pipes. There robot should as much as possible incorporate off the shaft components, cheap, and potentially onsite repair. This project details the redesign and constructions of such robots. Its employees their electronic boards integrated with mechanical components and provides video feedback via custom graphical interface although at the prototypes state the electronics has been successful with cost of less than a length of the original robot purchase prize
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Heredia, Jorge David Figueroa, Hamdi Sahloul, and Jun Ota. "Teaching Mobile Robots Using Custom-Made Tools by a Semi-Direct Method." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 28, no. 2 (2016): 242–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2016.p0242.
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[abstFig src='/00280002/15.jpg' width=""300"" text='Teach grasping point by custom-made tool' ]We propose a method for conveying human knowledge to home and office assistance robots by teaching them how to perform the process of grasping objects with a custom-made tool. Specifically, we propose a semi-direct teaching method that respects the limitations of the hardware on the robot while utilizing human experience for intuitive teaching. We specify the information necessary for grasping objects through the generation of teaching data, which include the grasping force, relative position, and orientation. To respect the hardware limitations and at the same time allow inexperienced users to perform the teaching process easily, we used a teaching tool that possesses the same mechanism as the end effector of the robot. To simplify the teaching, we developed a sensing system that would reduce the teaching time with accurate measurements. Subsequently, the robot would use the teaching data to grasp the object. Experiments conducted using volunteers demonstrated the validity of the proposed method, wherein the teaching data for three different tasks were generated in less than 30 s each and accurate measurements were obtained for both the grasping position and force for grasping the objects.
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Xu, Ruomeng, and Qingsong Xu. "Design of a Bio-Inspired Untethered Soft Octopodal Robot Driven by Magnetic Field." Biomimetics 8, no. 3 (2023): 269. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8030269.
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Inspired by insects in nature, an increasing number of soft robots have been proposed to mimic their locomotion patterns. As a wireless actuation method, the magnetic actuation technique has been widely applied to drive soft magnetic robots for diverse applications. Although recent works on soft materials have stimulated the development of soft robots, it is challenging to achieve the efficient movement of soft robots for in vivo biomedical application. Inspired by centipede locomotion, a soft octopodal robot is designed in this paper. The robot is fabricated by mixing magnetic particles with silicone polymers, which is then magnetized by a specific magnetic field. The prototypes can be actuated by an external magnetic field (5–8 mT) produced by custom-made electromagnetic coils. Experimental results show that the soft robot can move at a high speed in the range of 0.536–1.604 mm/s on different surfaces, including paper, wood, and PMMA. This indicates that the soft robot can achieve comparable speeds to other robots, while being driven by a lower magnitude, resulting in energy savings. Furthermore, it achieves a high speed of 0.823 mm/s on the surface of a pig colon. The fine capabilities of the soft robot in terms of crossing uneven biological surfaces and carrying external loads are demonstrated. The results indicate that the reported soft robot exhibits promising applications in the biomedical field.
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Inziarte-Hidalgo, Ibai, Estela Nieto, Diego Roldan, Gorka Sorrosal, Jesus Perez-Llano, and Ekaitz Zulueta. "Reinforcement Learning-Based Control for Collaborative Robotic Brain Retraction." Sensors 24, no. 24 (2024): 8150. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24248150.
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In recent years, the application of AI has expanded rapidly across various fields. However, it has faced challenges in establishing a foothold in medicine, particularly in invasive medical procedures. Medical algorithms and devices must meet strict regulatory standards before they can be approved for use on humans. Additionally, medical robots are often custom-built, leading to high costs. This paper introduces a cost-effective brain retraction robot designed to perform brain retraction procedures. The robot is trained, specifically the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithm, using reinforcement learning techniques with a brain contact model, offering a more affordable solution for such delicate tasks.
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Hou, Yaxin, Yuguo Dai, Wei Zhang, Minghui Wang, Hanxue Zhao, and Lin Feng. "Ultrasound-Based Real-Time Imaging of Hydrogel-Based Millirobots with Volume Change Capability." Micromachines 14, no. 2 (2023): 422. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi14020422.
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Soft-bodied robots driven by external fields have better environmental adaptability, extending their applications. Nature also provides lots of inspiration for shape-morphing robot development, for example, larvae and jellyfish. This paper presents magnetically propelled hydrogel-based millirobots with volume changeability. The millirobot can be imaged in real time in a completely enclosed space with an ultrasound imaging system. Firstly, a custom-designed magnetic generating system with six square coils was introduced to generate a uniform field to propel the robot. The robot was fabricated using hydrogel with a thickness of around 300 μm. After programmable magnetization, the robot could change its shape and move using the rotating magnetic field. With the near-infrared illumination, the robot could shrink and could recover when the illumination stopped. Even when the robot shrank, it could be propelled by the external field, showing its potential usage in complex environments. Moreover, the posture information of the robot including the position and shape could be obtained in real time using ultrasound image technology.
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Saphala, Addythia, and Prianggada Indra Tanaya. "Implementation and Reconfiguration of Robot Operating System on Human Follower Transporter Robot." CommIT (Communication and Information Technology) Journal 9, no. 2 (2015): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/commit.v9i2.1646.
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Robotic Operation System (ROS) is an im- portant platform to develop robot applications. One area of applications is for development of a Human Follower Transporter Robot (HFTR), which can be considered as a custom mobile robot utilizing differential driver steering method and equipped with Kinect sensor. This study discusses the development of the robot navigation system by implementing Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM).
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Custom Robot"
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Preti, Jeferson [UNESP]. "Projeto e desenvolvimento de robô cartesiano de baixo custo para manipulação de produtos em linhas de média cadência." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/115741.
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000802124.pdf: 3623921 bytes, checksum: c5cdec0e844145a402028c647f8dcc90 (MD5)<br>Este trabalho apresenta a análise, o projeto e o desenvolvimento de um manipulador robótico industrial de baixo custo, para linhas de produção que demandem menos de 10 ciclos de manipulação por minuto, denominadas de média e baixa cadência. O aparato proposto possui potencial para contribuir na melhoria das condições de utilização de células robóticas no cenário industrial nacional, auxiliando na superação dos desafios existentes para Implantação de células robóticas por pequenas e médias empresas, nomeadamente, custos de implantação, manutenção e reprogramação/reconfiguração. O manipulador robótico industrial foi projetado considerando uma estrutura metálica leve de baixo custo, com elementos mecânicos de precisão média e não dedicados, facilmente encontrados no mercado nacional. Além disso, o manipulador robótico foi projetado para ser capaz de alcançar velocidades médias provendo tempos de ciclo de operação quase equivalentes aos apresentados por robôs polares articulados convencionais, nas mesmas aplicações. O sistema de controle foi concebido para não entregar o dispendioso sistema convencional de hardware centralizado de controle de eixos, sendo esta operação realizada por algoritmo computacional executado no mesmo PC responsável pela gestão e integração dos processos. Assim, a operação emprega dispositivos acionadores descentralizados considerando o envio dos sinais de referência diretamente aos acionadores, possibilitando a compensação das restrições dos esforços da estrutura com recursos de suavização de trajetórias. A integração com o usuário possui uma interface gráfica de manipulação amigável que permite facilmente os processos de operação, manutenção e reconfiguração, com recursos de supervisão, histórico de falhas e assistência remota. Por fim, um protótipo do manipulador robótico industrial proposto é apresentado demonstrando as principais...<br>This master dissertation presents the analysis, design and development of an industrial low cost robotic manipulator for production lines that require manipulation less than 10 cycles per minute, denominated medium and low cadense lines. The proposed apparatus has the potential to contribute improving the use of robotic cells in the national industrial scene, helping to overcome the existing challenges in deployment of robotic cellis by small and medium enterprises, in particular, implementation costs, maintenance and reprogramming/reconfiguration. The industrial robot manipulator was designed considering a low cost light steel structure, with average precision non-delicated mechanical elements, easily found on the national market. In addition, the robotic manipulator was designed to be able to achieve average speeds with times of operation almost equivalent to those presented by conventional polar articulated robots in the same applications. The control system was designed without the costly centralized hardware system of axes control, this operation being performed by computer algorithm running on the same PC responsible for the management and integration of processe. Thus, the operation employs descentralized devices providing the reference signals directly to the actuators, allowing the mitigation of the efforts restrictions in structure with programmable smoothing of trajectories. Integration wiht the user is designed to have a user-friendly graphical interface allowing an easy handling of operation processes, maintenance and reconfiguration, with resources for supervision, fault history and remote assistance. Finally, a prototype of the proposed industrial robot manipulator is presented in order to corroborate the construction and operational characteristics
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Elliott, Grant Stephen. "Improving customer service contact root-cause analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50095.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 50).<br>When a customer calls or e-mails customer service, a customer service agent will diagnose the issue, render a solution, and then wrap-up the call or e-mail. For many customer service departments, this wrap-up process requires the agent to classify the reason the customer contacted customer service. Typically, this classification is done by assigning a code that describes the reason for a contact. Additionally, if a contact requires a concession, the agent will classify the reason the customer requires a concession, and select an appropriate code. These codes are used by the various business teams within the company to identify and correct failures in their processes. Therefore, these codes should drive down to the root cause for a contact or concession to allow for efficient correction. Possessing codes that do not clearly identify the root cause for a contact are of little or no use for the company. Additionally, the codes must be developed in such a way that they can be accurately chosen by either the agent or the customer. Having agents select the wrong code not only obscures the true cause for a contact, but also creates additional work due to the process involved in determining the correct code. This thesis looks at the challenges inherent in developing a list of codes that both provides clear insight into the root cause for customer contacts, and can be accurately selected by the customer service agent or the customer.<br>by Grant Stephen Elliott.<br>S.M.<br>M.B.A.
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Butcher, Kenneth John, and n/a. "Effects of Relational Outcomes on Customer Loyalty." Griffith University. School of Tourism and Hotel Management, 2000. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20050914.140054.
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Customer loyalty in services is the focus of the research. The research problem sought to determine both indirect and indirect effects of relational outcomes on customer loyalty, conceptualised as a psychological state. Relational outcomes are defined as: the thoughts, feelings, and relationships perceived by customers arising from the interaction with a service employee. This class of variable is differentiated from other relational factors such as the characteristics of the actors in the interaction and their behaviours. The effects of relational outcome antecedents were compared to service evaluation antecedents such as customer satisfaction, quality, and value. Customer loyalty was modelled as a psychological state and grounded in the unique characteristics of services. The pioneering work of Kingstrom (1983) was used as a basis for extending the literature. Customer loyalty is an important variable for both services marketing researchers and industry. Accordingly, the research was justified on both theoretical and managerial grounds. Four factors inspired the identification of the research gap: a lack of service loyalty research grounded in service characteristics, lack of studies that conceptualised loyalty as a psychological state, inadequacy of service evaluation measures to predict customer loyalty, and the perceived importance of social interaction to service outcomes. Data collection included pilot studies, re-analysis of published literature, and three major studies. In the first major study, 23 informants provided insights into the nature of three specific relational outcomes: friendship, social comfort, and social regard. The second study was a cross-sectional survey of 190 hair-dressing customers. The specific relationships between friendship, social regard, social comfort, value for money, service encounter satisfaction, perceived core service quality, and customer loyalty were established in this study. New scales were also developed for friendship, social regard, social comfort, and customer loyalty. A third study collected survey data from 406 customers of hairdressing salons, cafes, and naturopathic clinics. Hypothesised relationships were tested through three nested structural equation models. The results indicate that relational outcomes in general are important to customer loyalty. Their effects on loyalty as a psychological state are both direct and indirect. The strength of the effects of relational outcomes on loyalty compares favourably with the effects of service evaluation measures on loyalty. The construct of friendship between individual customer and service employee was found to be related significantly and positively with customer loyalty. The effect of personal friendship appears to have as strong an effect as perceptions of core quality and service encounter satisfaction. Another major finding was that the two relational outcomes of social comfort and social regard both had an indirect influence on customer loyalty. This effect was mediated through the service evaluation constructs of perceived core service quality and service encounter satisfaction. Social comfort affected both quality and satisfaction whereas social regard only influenced quality. However, the impact of social regard on core quality was substantial. Friendship was not found to have a significant relationship with either quality or satisfaction. These findings suggest that there is a temporal dimension to the influence of relational outcomes. Both social regard and social comfort appear to be more important in the early stages of customer-service provider interaction. It also appears that customers evaluate the core quality of everyday services such as hair salons, cafes, and naturopaths using social cues such as feeling well regarded. A further major finding was the lack of a significant relationship between value for money and psychological loyalty in both quantitative studies. Effects of quality, satisfaction, and friendship appear to be important to loyalty development whereas customer value is not. This finding suggests that value for money may be related directly to actual purchase behaviour or repurchase intentions rather than mediated through psychological feelings of loyalty. Hence, evaluations which reflect pricing considerations are less likely to be associated with psychological loyalty than more relationally oriented constructs. The findings indicate important implications for both marketers and researchers. Marketing strategists need to be clear about pursuing either a loyalty or a value for money strategy. The former may not result from the latter. Relational outcomes lead to psychological loyalty but their interactive effects operate differently. Friendship with a service employee provides a direct contribution to loyalty development. Whereas social regard and social comfort affect customers' evaluation of the service. Pursuing a relational strategy will have implications for the way frontline staff are selected and trained. Theoretical implications include: using the relational outcomes as a basis for middle range theory development, support for the linear-additive measurement approach, use of laddering techniques to determine relevant influencing variables, and additional explanatory power to the service recovery literature. In conclusion, a unidimensional construct of psychological loyalty, grounded in service characteristics, was developed, tested, and evaluated for wide application to service industries. Three specific relational antecedents: Friendship, social regard, and social comfort were found to be important to the development of customer loyalty. The research highlighted how these relational outcomes interacted with service evaluation measures to produce loyal customers. Accordingly, Kingstrom's (1983) work has been extended.
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McManus, Lisa, and n/a. "An Examination of Customer Accounting in an Australian Context." Griffith University. Griffith Business School, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070111.145255.
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This thesis reports on a study that examined customer accounting (CA) in Australian companies. The broad aims of the thesis are to develop an understanding of the organisational role played by CA practice and the role accounting plays in providing information about a firm's customer base. Three empirical phases have been undertaken in the study. The first phase involved exploratory interviews with accountants and marketers from a number of Australian firms. The second phase comprised an in-depth case study that involved the development of a segmental customer profitability analysis in a major Australian telecommunications company. The third empirical phase involved the administration of a survey questionnaire to chief accountants and marketing managers from a number of large Australian companies. A number of significant findings are reported and include: (1) A level of CA practice has been observed that is reasonably in line with what was anticipated based on the minimal previous academic interest in this area. (2) There appears to be a potential for further CA development in Australian companies. (3) The interview findings identified 'short-term tactical decisions' and 'focus attention on maximising customer value' as the two most important organisational roles CA may play. (4) CA systems were found to provide important information for marketing resource allocation decisions, customer retention decisions, customer service management decisions and customer pricing decisions. (5) The main barriers to CA implementation identified during the segmental CPA case study and exploratory interviews concerned information technology and data acquisition problems. This finding was supported by the results of the survey questionnaire phase of the study where in addition to these two barriers, 'other competing organisational priorities' was rated highly as an impediment to CA system development. (6) Some support was found for the proposed relationships between CA and the contingent factors of company size, customisation, and organisational structure. (7) Limited support was found for the proposed positive association between CA systems and competition intensity and marketing orientation. (8) No support was found for the proposed relationships between perceived environmental uncertainty, organisational strategy, organisational performance and CA systems. (9) Customisation was the only contingent factor found to have a significant impact upon the potential of CA to aid management.
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Preti, Jeferson. "Projeto e desenvolvimento de robô cartesiano de baixo custo para manipulação de produtos em linhas de média cadência /." Bauru, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/115741.
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Orientador: Flávio Alessandro Serrão Gonçalves<br>Banca: Diego Colon<br>Banca: Fernando Pinhabel Marafão<br>Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta a análise, o projeto e o desenvolvimento de um manipulador robótico industrial de baixo custo, para linhas de produção que demandem menos de 10 ciclos de manipulação por minuto, denominadas de média e baixa cadência. O aparato proposto possui potencial para contribuir na melhoria das condições de utilização de células robóticas no cenário industrial nacional, auxiliando na superação dos desafios existentes para Implantação de células robóticas por pequenas e médias empresas, nomeadamente, custos de implantação, manutenção e reprogramação/reconfiguração. O manipulador robótico industrial foi projetado considerando uma estrutura metálica leve de baixo custo, com elementos mecânicos de precisão média e não dedicados, facilmente encontrados no mercado nacional. Além disso, o manipulador robótico foi projetado para ser capaz de alcançar velocidades médias provendo tempos de ciclo de operação quase equivalentes aos apresentados por robôs polares articulados convencionais, nas mesmas aplicações. O sistema de controle foi concebido para não entregar o dispendioso sistema convencional de hardware centralizado de controle de eixos, sendo esta operação realizada por algoritmo computacional executado no mesmo PC responsável pela gestão e integração dos processos. Assim, a operação emprega dispositivos acionadores descentralizados considerando o envio dos sinais de referência diretamente aos acionadores, possibilitando a compensação das restrições dos esforços da estrutura com recursos de suavização de trajetórias. A integração com o usuário possui uma interface gráfica de manipulação amigável que permite facilmente os processos de operação, manutenção e reconfiguração, com recursos de supervisão, histórico de falhas e assistência remota. Por fim, um protótipo do manipulador robótico industrial proposto é apresentado demonstrando as principais...<br>Abstract: This master dissertation presents the analysis, design and development of an industrial low cost robotic manipulator for production lines that require manipulation less than 10 cycles per minute, denominated medium and low cadense lines. The proposed apparatus has the potential to contribute improving the use of robotic cells in the national industrial scene, helping to overcome the existing challenges in deployment of robotic cellis by small and medium enterprises, in particular, implementation costs, maintenance and reprogramming/reconfiguration. The industrial robot manipulator was designed considering a low cost light steel structure, with average precision non-delicated mechanical elements, easily found on the national market. In addition, the robotic manipulator was designed to be able to achieve average speeds with times of operation almost equivalent to those presented by conventional polar articulated robots in the same applications. The control system was designed without the costly centralized hardware system of axes control, this operation being performed by computer algorithm running on the same PC responsible for the management and integration of processe. Thus, the operation employs descentralized devices providing the reference signals directly to the actuators, allowing the mitigation of the efforts restrictions in structure with programmable smoothing of trajectories. Integration wiht the user is designed to have a user-friendly graphical interface allowing an easy handling of operation processes, maintenance and reconfiguration, with resources for supervision, fault history and remote assistance. Finally, a prototype of the proposed industrial robot manipulator is presented in order to corroborate the construction and operational characteristics<br>Mestre
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Sappey, Jennifer Robyn, and n/a. "Flexible Delivery in Australian Higher Education and its Implications for the Organisation of Academic Work." Griffith University. Griffith Business School, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070228.110927.
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This doctoral research explores the implications for the employment relationship of the intersection between employment relations and customer relations. The context for the research is Australian higher education - specifically those university workplaces which are strongly market focused and where resourcing is inadequate to meet customer expectations. Traditionally, serving one's customer has meant providing goods or services (as requested by the customer) and doing so with courtesy (as defined by social custom). The customer was clearly outside the traditional employment relationship between employer and employee, although a focus of its output. However, in the context of post-Fordist production systems and post-modern values including the rise of consumption, there has occurred an intersection of product and labour markets which has led to changes to the employment relationship and the labour process. The thesis answers the questions: In higher education, does the student-as-customer have significant influence on the organisation of work? If so, does this constitute a reconfigured model of the employment relationship? The rationale for re-examining the employment relationship in the context of changing consumption patterns lies in the search for more extensive explanations of factors which influence the labour process with the suggestion that consumption is of increasing relevance for industrial relations theory and practice (see for example Heery 1993; Frenkel, Korczynski, Shire and Tam 1999a). The growth of a culture of consumption and changing consumption patterns are symptomatic of change which is central to the Australian economy as a whole and to higher education in particular (Usher, Bryant and Johnson 1997; Scott 1995a). In this context the doctoral research explores the social relations involved in the process of Australian higher education as a service encounter. It examines the implications for the organisation of work in particular, and the traditional bipartite employment relationship in general (between employer and employee although it is noted that the state has a peripheral role), of the student's newly constructed status of customer. The research focus is on flexible delivery which is seen as a key strategic response by higher education institutions to meet their perceptions of their customers' needs and wants. Flexible delivery is a pedagogy, a marketing tool and a form of work organisation and is a fertile domain within which to seek the intersection of employment relations and customer relations. In keeping with the labour process ethnographic tradition, this research employs Burawoy's (1991) methodology of Extended Case Method. This doctoral research raises critical issues related to the incongruence between current Australian national research ethics regimes and long established ethnographic methods employing participant observation. The practical consequences of the national research ethics regime for empirical research are explored in the concluding chapter. The data identifies that university managements' preoccupation with customer relations has undermined the traditional employment relationship between employing institution and academic. While the academic employee in the service encounter is engaged in the primary relationship of the bipartite employment relationship, management's incorporation of the student-customer into formal organisational processes which may lead to control over the organisation of work, potentially brings into being a tripartite employment relationship between employee/employer/customer. In such a model, customer relations is no longer merely the output of the employment relationship but a process within it, with customers acting as management's agents of control. This thesis introduces the concept of the customer as partial-employer. The thesis findings challenge the current management paradigm of customer focus as a 'win-win' situation. In Australian higher education customer focused strategies have emerged from managerial assumptions about student-customer needs and wants, specifically those of flexibility and value-for-money. The unintended consequence of these assumptions on the academic labour process has been a significant shift in the balance of power between academic educator and student at the level of the service encounter, with the subjugation of traditional academic authority to the power of the consumer in what has become a market relationship.
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Aroca, Rafael Vidal. "Plataforma Rob?tica de Baix?ssimo Custo para Rob?tica Educacional." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2012. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/15206.
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Previous issue date: 2012-12-17<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico<br>Robots are present each time more on several areas of our society, however they are
still considered expensive equipments that are restricted to few people. This work con-
sists on the development of control techniques and architectures that make possible the
construction and programming of low cost robots with low programming and building
complexity. One key aspect of the proposed architecture is the use of audio interfaces to
control actuators and read sensors, thus allowing the usage of any device that can produce
sounds as a control unit of a robot. The work also includes the development of web ba-
sed programming environments that allow the usage of computers or mobile phones as
control units of the robot, which can be remotely programmed and controlled. The work
also includes possible applications of such low cost robotic platform, including mainly its
educational usage, which was experimentally validated by teachers and students of seve-
ral graduation courses. We also present an analysis of data obtained from interviews done
with the students before and after the use of our platform, which confirms its acceptance
as a teaching support tool<br>Os rob?s est?o cada vez mais presentes nas mais diversas atividades da sociedade,
por?m ainda s?o considerados equipamentos caros e restritos para poucas pessoas. Neste
trabalho, propomos uma arquitetura de controle e um conjunto de t?cnicas que possibi-
litam a constru??o de rob?s de baix?ssimo custo, al?m de diminuir a complexidade na
sua montagem e programa??o. Um aspecto chave da arquitetura proposta ? o uso de
interfaces de ?udio para controlar atuadores e ler sensores, permitindo assim o uso de
qualquer dispositivo que produza sons como unidade de controle de um rob?. Tamb?m
desenvolvemos ferramentas de programa??o baseadas em ambientes web que permitem o
uso de computadores ou telefones celulares como unidades de controle de um rob?, que
pode ser programado e controlado remotamente. O trabalho tamb?m contempla poss?veis
aplica??es de tal plataforma rob?tica de baix?ssimo custo, incluindo principalmente o seu
uso educacional, que foi validado experimentalmente, por professores e alunos de v?rias
disciplinas de gradua??o. Apresentamos uma an?lise de dados de entrevistas realizadas
com os alunos, antes e ap?s o uso da plataforma, que confirmam a sua aceita??o como
ferramenta de apoio ao ensino
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Centeno, Mário Lobo. "Projeto e construção de um veículo subaquático não tripulado de baixo custo." reponame:Repositório Institucional da FURG, 2007. http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3480.
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Previous issue date: 2007<br>A escassez de alguns recursos naturais como petróleo e gás na superfície terrestre, têm
feito com que a raça humana volte sua atenção para as profundezas dos oceanos nestas últimas décadas. Os ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle) possuem função importante para o estudo, preservação e execução de tarefas em ambiente subaquático com segurança. Infelizmente no Brasil, as iniciativas de produzir um ROV com tecnologia nacional e de baixo custo, quando comparado a equivalentes importados, são ainda raras e se restringem a algumas poucas instituições acadêmicas, não tendo sido localizado nenhum fabricante comercial deste tipo de veículo no país. Visando preencher esta lacuna, o presente trabalho deu continuidade ao projeto e construção de um ROV de baixo custo iniciado por Moraes em 2005, do qual efetivamente foi aproveitado o projeto estrutural mecânico, que através de pequenas modificações, ganhou uma câmera de vídeo, propulsores mais potentes, e sistema de iluminação. A eletrônica embarcada foi totalmente modificada visando atender às novas exigências de potência do sistema, e de funções antes inexistentes tais como: zoom, foco,nível de iluminação e controle de trajetória efetivado através de um único joystick. O novo modelo de acelerômetro empregado permitiu a medição de aceleração em três eixos ortogonais. Na fase final do trabalho foi incorporado ao ROV um altímetro, o que propiciou alguns resultados experimentais envolvendo controle de profundidade em malha fechada. No último capítulo desta dissertação foram incluídas algumas conclusões e considerações que
deverão colaborar para futuras melhorias deste projeto.<br>The scarcity of some natural resources as oil and gas in the terrestrial surface has called human race attention toward the deepness of the oceans in these last decades. ROVs(Remotely Operated Vehicles) have important function for the study, preservation and execution of tasks in subaqueous environment with security. In Brazil, the initiatives to produce a ROV with national technology and low cost, when compared with imported devices, are still rare and restrict to some academic institutions, not having been found commercial manufacturer of this type of vehicle in the country. Aiming to fill this gap, the present work gave continuity to the project and construction of the ROV of low cost initiated by Moraes in 2005, from which effectively the mechanical structural project was used and, through small modifications, it was incorporaded a video camera, more powerful propellants, and lighting system. The embarked electronics was totally modified aiming to supply the new requirements of power system, and functions before inexistent such as zoom, focus, level of illumination and control of trajectory accomplished through only one joystick. The new model of accelerometer employed allows the measurement of acceleration in three orthogonal axes. In the final phase of the work an altimeter was incorporated to the ROV, which propitiated some experimental results in depth closed loop control. In the last chapter of this dissertation were enclosed some conclusions and considerations that will collaborate for future improvements in this project.
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Wilkins, Hugh Charles, and n/a. "A Structural Model of Satisfaction and Brand Attitude in Hotels." Griffith University. Griffith Business School, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20061023.160143.
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This thesis is about the customer experience in hotels. The thesis evaluates the customer experience in relation to the antecedents of behavioural loyalty. Behavioural loyalty is evaluated in relation to customer satisfaction, brand trust and brand attitude. Customer satisfaction is also evaluated in relation to the antecedents of hotel performance, service quality and perceived value. The broad research underpinning this research is: How do consumers perceive and relate to luxury and first class hotel brands? The hotel industry is a large and highly diverse industry that includes a wide range of property styles, uses and qualities (Chon & Sparrowe, 2000; Go & Pine, 1995; Olsen, 1996; Powers & Barrows, 1999). The industry covers the spectrum of small, medium and large enterprises (Brotherton, 2003; Jones, 2002) and makes a significant contribution to national and international economies. The research incorporated data collection in three stages. The first stage was a qualitative study of consumers who self selected as first class or luxury consumers. The data from the focus groups were used to develop items for inclusion in a survey instrument. The focus groups data, together with information gathered from a literature review, were used to develop scales across a number of hotel performance dimensions. In addition scales were included in the survey instrument on customer satisfaction, perceived value, brand trust, brand attitude and behavioural loyalty. The second stage of the research was a pilot study with the survey instrument being distributed to a convenience sample. The data collected at this stage were used to purify and refine the survey instrument. The final stage was data collected from consumers in a number of Australian hotels. The resultant data set comprised 693 completed and useable responses. The data were examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to confirm the hotel performance and other dimensions. The resultant dimensions showed good psychometric properties. A number of hypotheses were proposed in the thesis and examined using structural equation modelling. Although two hypotheses were rejected the resultant structural model showed strong relationships between the dimensions included. The research identified that service quality is a strong contributor to behavioural loyalty. The stronger pathway from service quality to behavioural loyalty was through customer satisfaction ( = 0.63) although the pathway through brand attitude ( = 0.22) was also significant. Both customer satisfaction and service quality had a significant effect on brand trust and service quality also influenced brand attitude. A number of recommendations for further research were made. These included the replication of this study in different geographic and industry contexts.
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Parthasarathy, Sailashri 1982. "Application of artificial intelligence techniques for root cause analysis of customer support calls." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111276.
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Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2017.<br>Thesis: S.M. in Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2017.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-68).<br>Dell Technologies seeks to use the advancements in the field of artificial intelligence to improve its products and services. This thesis aims to implement artificial intelligence techniques in the context of Dell's Client Solutions Division, specifically to analyze the root cause of customer calls so actions can be taken to remedy them. This improves the customer experience while reducing the volume of calls, and hence costs, to Dell. This thesis evaluated the external vendor landscape for text analytics, developed an internal proof-of-concept model using open source algorithms, and explored other applications for artificial intelligence within Dell. The external technologies were not a good fit for this use-case at this time. The internal model achieved an accuracy of 72%, which was above the acceptable internal threshold of 65%, thus making it viable to replace manual analytics with an artificial intelligence model. Other applications were identified in the Client Solutions division as well as in the Support and Services, Supply Chain, and Sales and Marketing divisions. Our recommendations include developing a production model from the internal proof-of-concept model, improving the quality of the call logs, and exploring the use of artificial intelligence across the business. Towards that end, the specific recommendations are: (i) to build division-based teams focused on deploying artificial intelligence technologies, (ii) to test speech analytics, and (iii) to develop a Dell-wide Center of Excellence. The division-based teams are estimated to incur an annual cost $1.5M per team while the Center of Excellence is estimated to cost $1.8M annually.<br>by Sailashri Parthasarathy.<br>M.B.A.<br>S.M. in Engineering Systems
Books on the topic "Custom Robot"
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Spencer, James E. A custom robotic system for inspecting HEPA filters in the Payload Changeout Room at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1994.
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Perry, Anne. The twisted root: A novel. Published by Random House Large Print, in association with Ballantine Books, 1999.
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Marie, Suzan. Dene spruce root basketry: Revival of a tradition. Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2002.
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Akita, Junichi. "Real-time Color Detection System using Custom LSI for High-Speed Machine Vision." In RoboCup-99: Robot Soccer World Cup III. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45327-x_9.
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Abubaker, Brwa Abdulrahman, Jafar Razmara, and Jaber Karimpour. "A Mobile Robot with an Autonomous and Custom-Designed Control System." In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62871-9_11.
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Anh, Mai The, Dang Thai Son, Le Dinh Cong, and Phan Van Quyet. "Path Following for a Mobile Robot Based on a Custom Convolution Neural Network." In Interplay of Fractals and Complexity in Mathematical Modelling and Physical Patterns. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58641-5_23.
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Yu, Song, Cheng Peng, and Lianyi Zhang. "A Meta-learning-Based Object Detection Method for Custom Grasping in Human-Robot Collaboration." In Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8915-5_14.
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Lestingi, Livia. "Model-Driven Development of Formally Verified Human-Robot Interactions." In Special Topics in Information Technology. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51500-2_4.
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AbstractIntroducing service robots into everyday settings entails a significant technological shift for the robotics community. Service settings are characterized by critical sources of uncertainty (mainly due to human behavior) that current software engineering techniques do not handle. This chapter introduces a model-driven framework for developing interactive service robotic scenarios, relying on formal verification to guarantee robustness with respect to unexpected runtime contingencies. Target users specify the characteristics of the scenario under analysis through a custom textual Domain-Specific Language, which is then automatically converted into a network of Stochastic Hybrid Automata. The formal model captures non-traditional physiological (e.g., physical fatigue) and behavioral aspects of the human subjects. Through Statistical Model Checking, it is possible to estimate several quality metrics: if these meet the set dependability requirements, the scenario can be deployed. Specifically, the framework allows for deployment on the field or simulation. Field-collected data are fed to a novel active automata learning algorithm, called $$\textsf{L}^*_\textrm{SHA}$$ L SHA ∗ , to learn an updated model of human behavior. The formal analysis can then be iterated to update the scenario’s design. The overall approach has been assessed in terms of effectiveness and accuracy through realistic scenarios from the healthcare setting.
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Han, Xiao, Cheng-Hsuan Yang, Yuxiang Chen, and Alejandra Hernandez Sanchez. "A Robotic Method to Insert Batt Insulation into Light-Frame Wood Wall for Panel Prefabrications." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.58.
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Currently, industrial robot arms are trending in prefabricated building construction; however, a notable gap exists in established automated processes and related research specifically for the insertion of batt thermal insulation. The current method for accomplishing this task relies on manual insertion, which is labour-intensive for the workers and poses long-term health and safety concerns. This research presents an ongoing research project aimed at developing a feasible robotic process for the automated insertion of batt thermal insulation into prefabricated light-frame wood wall frames. This research focuses on the utilization of a single 6-degree-of-freedom robot arm for the insertion process, complimented by the design of a custom-built end-effector. The proposed robotic insertion process, named GLITPP, comprises of six major steps: (1) Grasp, (2) Lift, (3) Insert, (4) Tilt, (5) Push, and (6) Press. The GLITPP insertion process, along with the custom-built end-effector effectively mitigates the influence of the insulation’s nonlinear mechanical properties, while also taking collision avoidance into consideration. This ensures a tight-fitting insulation within the frame cavity, without visible gaps and deficiencies. The necessary physical operating parameters for the insertion process, such as angles, offset, and force requirements, are identified to ensure the precision, efficiency, and repeatability of insertion. A prototype of the designed end-effector is used to demonstrate and validate the robotic method, achieved a high success rate of 93.3%. The development of this research will further advance the complete automation of light-frame wood wall panel prefabrication, offering the industry a wider range of options for selecting thermal insulation for their processes
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Han, Xiao, Cheng-Hsuan Yang, Yuxiang Chen, and Alejandra Hernandez Sanchez. "A Robotic Method to Insert Batt Insulation into Light-Frame Wood Wall for Panel Prefabrications." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.58.
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Currently, industrial robot arms are trending in prefabricated building construction; however, a notable gap exists in established automated processes and related research specifically for the insertion of batt thermal insulation. The current method for accomplishing this task relies on manual insertion, which is labour-intensive for the workers and poses long-term health and safety concerns. This research presents an ongoing research project aimed at developing a feasible robotic process for the automated insertion of batt thermal insulation into prefabricated light-frame wood wall frames. This research focuses on the utilization of a single 6-degree-of-freedom robot arm for the insertion process, complimented by the design of a custom-built end-effector. The proposed robotic insertion process, named GLITPP, comprises of six major steps: (1) Grasp, (2) Lift, (3) Insert, (4) Tilt, (5) Push, and (6) Press. The GLITPP insertion process, along with the custom-built end-effector effectively mitigates the influence of the insulation’s nonlinear mechanical properties, while also taking collision avoidance into consideration. This ensures a tight-fitting insulation within the frame cavity, without visible gaps and deficiencies. The necessary physical operating parameters for the insertion process, such as angles, offset, and force requirements, are identified to ensure the precision, efficiency, and repeatability of insertion. A prototype of the designed end-effector is used to demonstrate and validate the robotic method, achieved a high success rate of 93.3%. The development of this research will further advance the complete automation of light-frame wood wall panel prefabrication, offering the industry a wider range of options for selecting thermal insulation for their processes
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Wang, Yuxuan, Yuran Liu, Riley Studebaker, Billie Faircloth, and Robert Stuart-Smith. "Ceramic Incremental Forming–A Rapid Mold-Less Forming Method of Variable Surfaces." In Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8637-6_43.
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AbstractFollowing architectural practice’s widespread adoption of 3D modelling software, the digital design of free-form surfaces has enabled more heterogeneously organized architectural assemblies. However, fabricating envelope components with double-curved surface geometry have remained a challenge, involving significant machine time and material waste, and great expense to produce. This proof-of-concept project proposes a rapid, low-cost, and minimal-waste approach to forming double curved ceramic components through a novel approach to Ceramic Incremental Forming (CIF), using a 6-axis industrial robot, a passive flexible mold, and a custom ball-rolling tool. The approach is comparable to Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) that is used for forming complex shapes with metal sheets. This method promises to achieve high-quality, ceramic building envelope components, while eliminating the need to build proprietary molds for each shape and reducing the waste in the forming process. Compared with other architectural mold-less forming methods such as clay 3D printing, the approach is more time and material efficient, while being able to achieve similar levels of complexity. Thus, CIF may offer potential for further development and industrial applications.
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Ciftci, Olena, and Katerina Berezina. "Exploring Customer Experience with Service Robots in Hospitality and Tourism: Activity Theory Perspective." In Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_6.
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AbstractAddressing a call for theoretical development in human-robot interaction research, this study introduces activity theory to the field of service robots (SRs) in hospitality and tourism. Activity theory was used as the foundation for the conceptual analysis of in-depth interviews with hospitality customers. The results of content analysis of the interviews and future research directions are presented based on each of the service activity system’s components: object (customer experience (CE) with SRs in a hospitality unit), subject (customers), technology (SRs), rules (implementation procedures of SRs), community (customers, other customers, and employees), division of labor (a division of service), outcome (satisfaction, overall experience with hospitality establishments, and behavioral intentions), and context. The study provides future research directions in using activity theory in studies on human-robot interaction and CE with SRs in hospitality and tourism. Robot developers and hospitality professionals can use the data analysis framework proposed in this study to evaluate CE with SRs.
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Meurer, Mi. "Entwicklung eines Modellansatzes für die Customer Experience." In Social Robot Experience. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46247-5_3.
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Wu, Yuncheng, Yunxiao Yang, Fuchao Ren, Ya Li, Jinwu Wang, and Yunzhang Cheng. "Efficacy and Safety Assessment of Custom 3D-Printed Cervical Pillows for the Treatment of Mechanical Cervical Spondylosis Based on Finite Element Analysis." In 2024 World Rehabilitation Robot Convention (WRRC). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/wrrc62201.2024.10696074.
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Safaee, Ahmad, Antonio Paulo Moreira, and A. Pedro Aguiar. "Designing and Developing a Fixed-Wing Tail-sitter Tethered VTOL UAV with Custom Autopilot: A MIMO $H_{\infty}$ Robust Control Approach." In 2025 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC). IEEE, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/icarsc65809.2025.10970122.
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Nguyen, Dai-Dong, Phuc Thanh-Thien Nguyen, Shun-Feng Su, Yu-Cheng Kuo, and Chung-Hsien Kuo. "Design and Optimization of a Cable Tension Force Sensor for a Low-cost Custom Continuum Robot Actuator." In 2024 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/aim55361.2024.10637183.
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Yourdkhani, Reihaneh, Arash Tavoosian, Navid Asadi Khomami, and Mehdi Tale Masouleh. "Experimental Study on Automatically Assembling Custom Catering Packages With a 3-DOF Delta Robot Using Deep Learning Methods." In 2024 32nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icee63041.2024.10667703.
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K, Yohan, and Arun Kumar Pinagapani. "Design and Implementation of LQR-Based Balance Control for a Custom-Built Rotary Pendulum based Self-Balancing Robot." In 2025 International Conference on Computational Innovations and Engineering Sustainability (ICCIES). IEEE, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/iccies63851.2025.11032544.
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Renò, Vito, Cosimo Patruno, Angelo Cardellicchio, Giovanna Guaragnella, Nicola Pedrocchi, and Massimiliano Nitti. "High density polyurethane blocks handling with an AI-powered multimodal vision system on a custom compact omnidirectional mobile robot: a case study." In Multimodal Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Future, edited by Claas Falldorf, Francesco Soldovieri, Vittorio Bianco, and Pascal Picart. SPIE, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3061983.
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Fu, Yue Yang, Ali U. Kilic, and David J. Braun. "Energy Minimization using Custom-Designed Magnetic-Spring Actuators." In 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/iros58592.2024.10802861.
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Ding, Yuantao, Xiaoxiao Dong, Zhengtao Wang, Peizhong Yang, and Suiran Yu. "Design of a Custom Compact Actuator for Pediatric Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Robots." In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icma61710.2024.10633104.
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Wei, Danming, Alireza Tofangchi, Andriy Sherehiy, et al. "Precision Evaluation of NeXus, a Custom Multi-Robot System for Microsystem Integration." In ASME 2021 16th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2021-63687.
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Abstract Industrial robots, as mature and high-efficient equipment, have been applied to various fields, such as vehicle manufacturing, product packaging, painting, welding, and medical surgery. Most industrial robots are only operating in their own workspace, in other words, they are floor-mounted at the fixed locations. Just some industrial robots are wall-mounted on one linear rail based on the applications. Sometimes, industrial robots are ceiling-mounted on an X-Y gantry to perform upside-down manipulation tasks. The main objective of this paper is to describe the NeXus, a custom robotic system that has been designed for precision microsystem integration tasks with such a gantry. The system tasks include assembly, bonding, and 3D printing of sensor arrays, solar cells, and microrobotic prototypes. The NeXus consists of a custom designed frame, providing structural rigidity, a large overhead X-Y gantry carrying a 6 degrees of freedom industrial robot, and several other precision positioners and processes. We focus here on the design and precision evaluation of the overhead ceiling-mounted industrial robot of NeXus and its supporting frame. We first simulated the behavior of the frame using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), then experimentally evaluated the pose repeatability of the robot end-effector using three different types of sensors. Results verify that the performance objectives of the design are achieved.
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Cheang, Jeremy Jenn Ren, and Paul Loh. "FOAM - Custom Single Task Construction Robot." In eCAADe 2018: Computing for a better tomorrow. eCAADe, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.157.
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Christie, Benjamin, Jordan Klein, Anton Netchaev, and Garry Glaspell. Integrating MOVEit motion constraints on a novel robotic manipulator. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47845.
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MOVEit, a widely used Robot Operating System framework, plans composite tasks, where the high-level sequence of actions is fixed and known in advance. However, these tasks need to be tailored and adapted to the environmental context. This framework uses custom trajectory planners, known as controllers, to solve goals that are fully defined within the configuration space. Libraries, such as the Open Motion Planning Library, provide a collection of motion planners that can solve task-space goals. An exact spatial and joint replication of the robotic manipulator’s mechanics, typically Universal Robot Description Format and Semantic Robot Description Format files, is required. Common arms such as the Panda-Manipulator and OpenMANIPULATOR-X provide these files in their respective public repositories, but custom arms require significant modification or even a complete rewrite of these files.
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Christie, Benjamin, Cameron Alred, Michael Paquette, and Garry Glaspell. Increasing the degrees of freedom on a robot arm. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47846.
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This report provides an implementation of the moveit-commander Python module to generate trajectories for custom six– and seven–degrees of freedom (DoF) arms. The moveit_setup_assistant package was used to modify an existing five-DoF OpenManipulator-X model to increase its range of motion. Specifically, additional joints were fabricated and mounted to the physical arm. Also, the Unified Robot Description Format files were modified to account for the additional joints. In order to optimize the solvers, many changes to the MOVEit configuration files were made. The changes documented in this report lay the groundwork for leveraging MOVEit to expand the capabilities of low-DoF arms.
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Yoozbashizadeh, Mahdi, and Forouzan Golshani. Robotic Parking Technology for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Control Around Park & Rides. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1936.
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A lack or limited availability for parking may have multiple consequences, not the least of which is driver frustration, congestion, and air pollution. However, there is a greater problem that is not widely recognized by the public, namely the negative effect on the use of transit systems due to insufficient parking spaces close to key transit stations. Automated parking management systems, which have been successfully deployed in several European and Japanese cities, can manage parking needs at transit stations more effectively than other alternatives. Numerous studies have confirmed that quick and convenient automobile access to park-and-ride lots can be essential to making public transit competitive with the automobile in suburban areas. Automated parking systems use a robotic platform that carries each vehicle to one of the locations in a custom designed structure. Each location is designed compactly so that considerably more vehicles can be parked in the automated garages than the traditional parking lots. Central to the design of these systems are three key technologies, namely: 1. Mechanical design and the operation of vehicle transfer, i.e., the robotic platform 2. Structural and architectural requirements to meet safety and earthquake standards, among other design imperatives, 3. Automation and intelligent control issues as related to the overall operation and system engineering. This article concerns the first technology, and more specifically the design of the robotic platform for vehicle transfers. We will outline the overall design of the robot and the shuttle, followed by a description of the prototype that was developed in our laboratories. Subsequently, performance related issues and scalability of the current design will be analyzed.
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Shen, Shiyu, Yuhui Zhai, and Yanfeng Ouyang. Planning and Dynamic Management of Autonomous Modular Mobility Services. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2024. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/24-029.
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As we enter the next era of autonomous driving, robo-vehicles (which serve as low-cost and fully compliant drivers) are replacing conventional chauffeured services in the mobility market. During just the last few years, companies like Waymo Inc. and Cruise Inc. have already offered fully driverless robo-taxi services to the general public in cities like Phoenix and San Francisco. The rapid evolution of autonomous vehicles is anticipated to reshape the shared mobility market very soon. This project aims to address the following open questions. At the operational level, how should modular units be allocated across multiple categories of customers (e.g., passenger and freight cabins), and how should they be matched in real time? How do we enhance system efficiency by dynamic relocation and swap of modular chassis? At the strategic or tactical level, how should the rolling stock resources (modular chassis, passenger and freight cabins) be planned, and where shall chassis swapping sites be located? How could any potential transaction cost for a chassis swap, such as the time required for a modular chassis to be assembled with a customized cabin, affect the optimal strategy and system performance? How can customer priorities (e.g., passenger vs. freight) affect system performance, and how can service providers manage demand by specific pricing scheme or discriminative customer service strategies? We conducted the following research tasks: (i) analytically derived systems of implicit nonlinear equations in the closed form, including a set of differential equations, to analyze the modular autonomous mobility system and to estimate the expected system performance in the steady state; (ii) conducted a series of agent-based simulation experiments to verify the accuracy of the proposed analytical formulas and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed modular chassis services; and (iii) designed policy instruments to enhance transportation system performance.