To achieve a highly agile and flexible production, a transformational shift is envisioned
whereby industrial production systems evolve to be more decentralized, interconnected, and …

Backtracking search algorithms are often used to solve the Constraint Satisfaction Problem
(CSP), which is widely applied in various domains such as automated planning and …

Manufacturing processes are commonly affected by the low stiffness of the components
limiting the quality and precision of the final product. Precision is one of the most important …

The main technical challenge in decentralized control of modular and reconfigurable robots
(MRRs) with torque sensor is related to the treatment of interconnection term and friction …

This work investigates on the coordinated locomotion between a ceiling-mounted serial
manipulator and two SwarmItFIX robots. The former holds the machining tool as an end …

A fixture is a crucial component in the car dashboard manufacturing system and is used to
position and restrain the car dashboard under external forces. However, the conventional …

Sheet metal manufacturing is finding wide applications in automotive and aerospace
industries. Handling of giant sheet materials in manufacturing industries is one of the key …

The paper aims to present a mechatronic device able to micro-position the workpiece and to
reject disturbances due to machining operation. A decoupling method is proposed for a …

The paper introduces a new, intrinsically discrete, path planning and collision-avoidance
problem, with multiple robots and multiple goals. The issue arises in the operation of the …

Using mobile robots or unmanned vehicles to assist optimal wireless sensors deployment in
a working space can significantly enhance the capability to investigate unknown …