This workshop aims to foster collaboration and innovation on the topic of absolute accuracy and performance assessment for industrial robots. As a part of fostering these collaborations, this workshop hopes to identify 1) current/future applications of industrial robots in which absolute accuracy impacts the application efficacy; 2) current methodologies used to assess robot performance, including absolute accuracy; 3) challenges and potential solutions; 4) possibility to adopt new technologies in sensors, measurement instruments, and algorithms (e.g. AI) in robot absolute accuracy and performance assessment.
The need for the workshop arises from the recognition that industrial robots are increasingly being used in direct manufacturing tasks (e.g., milling, drilling, 3D printing) and manipulation tasks in which accurate and complex 6-axis motion are required, and the use of touch-up points are infeasible. Discussions in this workshop will be used as a launching point for establishing a committee to create new standards that support robot performance assessment. People from industry (e.g., end users, robot integrators, robot manufacturers), government, and academia are invited to contribute to this topic. New standards will play a critical role in helping manufacturing end users, systems integrators, and developers agree on how to specify and assess the absolute accuracy of the robots, resulting in improved the efficacy and robustness of robotic systems.
Tuesday, March 11th | ||
Start Time (ET) | End (ET) | Session/Talk |
8:00 am | 8:30 am | Check-in/Badge Pick-up |
8:30 am | 8:45 am | Opening Remarks – Joannie Chin, Director of Engineering Lab |
8:45 am | 9:00 am | Introductions |
9:00 am | 9:45 am | Keynote Presentation – Phil Freeman, The Boeing Company |
9:45 am | 10:00 am | Break |
10:00am | 12:05pm | Presentations from Workshop Speakers |
10:00 am | 10:25 am | Miguel Saez - General Motors |
10:25 am | 10:50 am | John Dye - Spirit Aerosystems |
10:50 am | 11:15 am | Michael Ripperger - Southwest Research Institute |
11:15 am | 11:40 am | James Moore - Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, UK |
11:40 am | 12:05 pm | Russ DeVlieg - Devson Engineering |
12:05 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm | 3:05 pm | Presentations from Workshop Speakers |
1:00 pm | 1:25 pm | Alex Klinger - Titan Robotics |
1:25 pm | 1:50 pm | Houssaine Waled - Kuka AG |
1:50 pm | 2:15 pm | Roger Christian - Yaskawa Motoman |
2:15 pm | 2:40 pm | Shreyes Melkote - Georgia Institute of Technology |
2:40 pm | 3:05 pm | Douglas Bristow - Missouri University of Science and Technology |
3:05 pm | 3:20 pm | Break |
3:20 pm | 5:00 pm | Workshop breakout |
Wednesday, March 12th | ||
Start Time (ET) | End (ET) | Session/Talk |
8:00 am | 8:30 am | Check-in |
8:30 am | 9:30 am | Establishing ASME Robotic Standard on Registration – Jeremy Marvel, NIST |
9:30 am | 10:15 am | Workshop breakout |
10:15 am | 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am | 12:00 pm | Breakout Reports |
12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | Panel Session |
2:30 pm | 2:45 pm | Closing Remarks – Helen Qiao, NIST |
2:45 pm | 3:00 pm | Break/Adjournment of Workshop |
3:00 pm | 3:15 pm | Drive to NIST main campus, lab tour |
3:30 pm | 5:00 pm | NIST Lab tour |
5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Keynote Speaker:
Phil Freeman, The Boeing Company
Workshop Speakers:
Douglas Bristow, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Roger Christian, Yaskawa Motoman
Russ DeVlieg, Devson Engineering
John Dye, Spirit Aerosystems
Alex Klinger, Titan Robotics
James Moore and Daniela Sawyer, Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, UK
Jeremy Marvel, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Shreyes Melkote, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Ripperger, Southwest Research Institute
Houssaine Waled, Kuka AG
Miguel Saez, General Motors
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