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As required by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, this report describes the major accomplishments of Manufacturing USA in FY17. This report documents progresss in meeting the goals of the program as stated in its Strategic
The First Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition, held during IROS 2016, allowed researchers focused on the application of robot systems to compare the performance of hand designs as well as autonomous grasping and manipulation solutions across a
The Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition, held during the 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Daejeon, South Korea was sponsored by The IEEE Robotic and Automation Society (RAS) Technical Committee (TC)
Yu Sun, Joseph Falco, Nadia Cheng, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Erik Engeberg, Nancy Pollard, Maximo Roa, Zeyang Xia
A Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition was held during IROS 2016. The competition provided a common set of robot tasks for researchers focused on the application of robot systems to compare the performance of hand designs as well as autonomous
Transforming the manufacturing economy from paper-based information flows to a seamless digital thread across geographically distributed supply chains has the potential to reduce cycle time by 75% and save manufacturers $30 billion annually. The "Digital
he existence of tactile afferents sensitive to slip-related mechanical transients in the human hand augments the robustness of grasping through secondary force modulation protocols. Despite this knowledge and the fact that tactile-based slip detection has
National governments invest in research and development efforts that advance efficiency and spur economic growth. There are, however, few studies that identify the efforts that will have the largest possible return on investment. This lack of research
Jarred C. Heigel, Thien Q. Phan, Jason Fox, Thomas H. Gnaupel-Herold
Hybrid Manufacturing leverages the advantages of both additive manufacturing (AM) with machining to create parts that have complex geometries, tight tolerances, and good surface finish. However, the residual stresses induced by both processes present a
This paper investigates the cutting forces during the machining of additively manufactured metals. Two pairs of workpieces were produced by powder bed direct metal selective laser sintering. These workpieces included a 17-4 stainless steel substrate
Over time, robots degrade because of age and wear, leading to decreased reliability and increased potential for faults and failures. The effect of faults and failures impacts robot availability. Economic factors motivate facilities and factories to improve
Industrial robotics users, integrators, and manufacturers are implementing advanced monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics (collectively known as Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)) techniques and technologies. PHM can take many different forms when
Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Moneer Helu, Timothy A. Sprock
The increasing decentralization of manufacturing has contributed to the growing interest in scalable distributed manufacturing systems (DMSs). The emerging body of work from smart manufacturing, Industrie 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and
Over the past decade, several efforts have characterized manufacturing processes from a sustainability perspective. In addition, frameworks, methodologies, and standards development for characterizing and linking unit manufacturing process (UMP) models to
Max K. Ferguson, Kincho H. Law, Raunak Bhinge, Jinkyoo Park, Yung-Tsun Lee
With recent advances in sensor and computing technology, it is now possible to use real-time machine learning techniques to monitor the state of manufacturing machines. However, making accurate predictions from raw sensor data is still a difficult
Ging Jeng, Honglei Li, Yanzhou Liu, Yongkang Liu, Mohamed Hany, Rick Candell, Shuvra Bhattacharyya
Wireless communications technology has the potential to provide major benefits in lowering the cost and increasing the efficiency of factory automation (FA) systems. However, design of FA systems that employ wireless networks involves stringent constraints
Yongkang Liu, Rick Candell, Mohamed Hany, Lotfi Benmohamed
Industrial wireless is becoming increasingly needed in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for carrying mission-critical data to leverage the visibility, control, and safety of industrial environments. In this paper we propose a framework that
In this chapter, we will discuss the applications of HRI and HMI in industrial robotics, and will discuss topics such as collaborative robot safety, advances in HMI designs and development paradigms, and the current state of HRI. Throughout the following
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a revolutionary manufacturing technique, which is expected to reshape the future manufacturing industries. While various materials are used in AM, metal AM is expected to provide a high impact to the industries by producing
The study of rotating machinery ball bearing diagnostics and prognostics is quite mature and an abundance of methods/algorithms are available to perform these functions. However, extending these algorithms to other ball bearing applications is challenging
The digital thread links disparate systems across the product lifecycle to support data curation and information cultivation and enable data-driven applications, e.g., digital twin. Realizing the digital thread requires the integration of semantically-rich
The manufacturing atmosphere is continually changing with new technologies and standards being swiftly developed. Firms create competitive advantages using their knowledge, skills, supply chains, and processes to create superior products at lower prices
Mili Shah, Roger V. Bostelman, Steven Legowik, Tsai H. Hong
Robotic manipulators are increasingly being attached to Automatic Ground Vehicles (AGVs) to aid in the effi-ciency of assembly for manufacturing systems. However, calibrating these mobile manipulators is difficult as the offset between the robotic manipulator
Karl Van Wyk, Mark Culleton, Joseph A. Falco, Kevin Kelly
Force-based manipulation control strategies are evolving as a primary mechanism to perform the fine manipulation tasks typical within manufacturing assembly. Accordingly, this paper demonstrates the first instance of a recently developed manipulation