Trends in hydraulic actuators and components in legged and tough robots: a review

K Suzumori, AA Faudzi - Advanced Robotics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Hydraulics is an old technology which is being applied in many applications including large
machinery, heavy industries, and early robotics. The traditional features of hydraulics that …

A performance evaluation methodology for robotic machine tools used in large volume manufacturing

JD Barnfather, MJ Goodfellow, T Abram - Robotics and Computer …, 2016 - Elsevier
The manufacture of large components in various industries can create health, safety and
economic challenges as a result of machining operations. A potential solution is the …

A vectored water jet propulsion method for autonomous underwater vehicles

B **n, L **aohui, S Zhaocun, Z Yuquan - Ocean engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Combination of propeller and rudder is most widely used by autonomous underwater
vehicles (AUVs). But the cavitations and noise caused by the revolving blades along with the …

Adaptive fuzzy PID control of high-speed on-off valve for position control system used in water hydraulic manipulators

X Yang, D Wu, C Wang, C Gao, H Gao, Y Liu - Fusion Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In contrast to oil hydraulics, water hydraulics presents distinct advantages, such as minimal
environmental pollution, reduced operational cost, and no chemical reactions. Water …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a Six-Degree-of-Freedom Deep-Sea Water-Hydraulic Manipulator

H Gao, D Wu, C Gao, C Xu, X Yang, Y Liu - Journal of Marine Science …, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the advancement of deep-sea exploration, the demand for underwater manipulators
capable of long-duration heavy-duty operations has intensified. Water-hydraulic systems …

R&D achievements for vacuum vessel towards CFETR construction

Z Liu, H Ji, J Wu, H Wu, J Ma, X Fan, R Wang… - Nuclear …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The next generation of magnetic confinement fusion experimental facility, the China Fusion
Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR), is currently undergoing physical and engineering …

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of a serial-link robot for inspection process in EAST vacuum vessel

X Peng, J Yuan, W Zhang, Y Yang, Y Song - Fusion Engineering and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The present paper introduces a serial-link robot which is named flexible in-vessel inspection
robot (FIVIR) and developed for Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) …

Achievable tolerances in robotic feature machining operations using a low-cost hexapod

JD Barnfather, MJ Goodfellow, T Abram - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Portable robotic machine tools potentially allow feature machining processes to be brought
to large parts in various industries, creating an opportunity for capital expenditure and …

Novel online re-calibration method for multi-axis force/torque sensor of ITER welding/machining robot

H Roozbahani, A Fakhrizadeh, H Haario… - IEEE Sensors …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new method for re-calibration of multi-axis force/torque sensors. The
method makes several improvements to traditional methods. It can be used without …

Dynamic analysis and control of a fusion reactor vacuum vessel assembly robot

S Moradkhani, YS Hagh, H Wu, H Handroos - Fusion Engineering and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The assembly of vacuum vessel (VV) is a vital task for the fusion reactor. This paper
introduces simulation of a parallel robot built up for the assembly of fusion reactor CFETR …