@phdthesis{kang_robust_2004,
	type = {Dissertation},
	title = {Robust metrology procedures for modular robotic systems using indoor {GPS} coordinate measuring system},
	url = {https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/1341},
	abstract = {An OAS or a modular reconfigurable system is a collection of individual link and 
joint modules with standardized interfaces that can be reconfigured on demand into 
different geometries ranging from mobile platforms and 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) 
manipulator arms to 40 DOF manufacturing robotic cells. Such systems will allow 
flexible manufacturing, rapid repair, and upgrade, but these benefits have yet to be 
realized. A significant barrier is the presence of error between the ideal frame and the 
actual frame. While the repeatability of a typical robot can be 0.005", its accuracy may 
not be better than 0.1" due to configuration, load, model error, etc. Teaching or 
calibrating a robotic device is, therefore, required in industries to improve its accuracy for 
high-value added precision operations. The associated costs are extremely high. This fact 
trumps other modular technology benefits. 
Robot metrology is a solution to overcome these problems by increasing the 
absolute pose accuracy in the same order of magnitude as its repeatability. Despite the 
advancement of traditional metrology techniques, System Metrology for Monolithic  
Systems (SMMS) has proven to be too cumbersome, costly, and time-consuming for 
practical usage on modular systems. These obstacles suggest a strong need for a new look 
at robot metrology. Robust Metrology for Modular Systems (RMMS) (the metrology of 
robots that are composed of modules) is much more tractable, as a consequence of the 
reduced number of parameters in each module addressed by this metrology approach. 
In this dissertation, a highly advanced interface called ‘RRG Interface’ has been 
introduced. An advanced metrology system has been developed including a coordinate 
measuring system based on a state-of-the-art technology called “indoor GPS (Global 
Positioning System)” and a fully automatic loading mechanism with pure force 
generating capability. A hand-held probe called the ‘3D Probe’ has been developed. The 
impact of nonlinear compliance is examined. Based on the developed optimal measuring 
strategies, the metrology system has been applied to OAS metrologies and experimental 
results are presented. Kinematic modeling formulations are presented including 
geometric and compliance parameters. The performance of a 6 DOF modular system is 
predicted and a 22 time improvement over the best industrial practice has been made.},
	language = {eng},
	urldate = {2017-11-12},
	school = {The University of Texas at Austin},
	author = {Kang, Seong Ho},
	month = dec,
	year = {2004},
	note = {(committee member)},
	keywords = {Dissertation},
}

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