A predictive architecture is presented to react on sensor data in the case of high speed motion and low bandwidth sensor data. This concept is used for the vision based control of an industrial robot (KUKA) to track a contour at a speed of 1.6 m/s. The vision task can be performed very fast since only 2 rows of the image are analyzed. In this way an accuracy of 0.3 mm is reached in spite of unc...

The aim of this paper is an investigation on the role of demand in industrial dynamics. Despite the decades-long debate on demand and innovation, theory still lacks a comprehensive analytical formulation. This paper proposes a model where demand is conceived as a peculiar blend of two conditions, market size, and users’ sophistication. These conditions drive firms’ incentives to innovate. As ma...

In this paper, various approaches of the energy efficient use of the industrial robots are analysed and the potential energy savings are estimated. There has been evaluated an influence on energy consumption of implementation-close methods like robot’s speed, acceleration and process point approximation variation. The novice brake management and robot “Energy team” principle is presented.

In this paper we explain our concept of Interaction and Task Patterns, and discuss how such patterns can be applied to support mixed-initiative in symbiotic human-robot interaction both with service and industrial robotic systems.

The paper is devoted to the accuracy improvement of robot-based milling by using an enhanced manipulator model that takes into account both geometric and elastostatic factors. Particular attention is paid to the model parameters identification accuracy. In contrast to other works, the proposed approach takes into account impact of the gravity compensator and link weights on the manipulator elas...

Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy containing two elements is...