Survey on glass and façade-cleaning robots: Climbing mechanisms, cleaning methods, and applications

TW Seo, Y Jeon, C Park, J Kim - International Journal of Precision …, 2019 - Springer
Cleaning dirty spaces is a very important task for human beings to maintain their quality of
life. Recently, many high-rise buildings have been constructed, and their façades are easily …

Next generation auto-identification and traceability technologies for industry 5.0: A methodology and practical use case for the shipbuilding industry

P Fraga-Lamas, J Varela-Barbeito… - Ieee …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industry 5.0 follows the steps of the Industry 4.0 paradigm and seeks for revolutionizing the
way industries operate. In fact, Industry 5.0 focuses on research and innovation to support …

A survey of climbing robots: Locomotion and adhesion

B Chu, K Jung, CS Han, D Hong - International journal of precision …, 2010 - Springer
Climbing robots are robotic systems to move over 2D or complex 3D environments such as
walls, ceilings, roofs, and geometric structures and to conduct various tasks. They will not …

Smart pipe system for a shipyard 4.0

P Fraga-Lamas, D Noceda-Davila… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
As a result of the progressive implantation of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, many industries are
experimenting a revolution that shipyards cannot ignore. Therefore, the application of the …

A survey on techniques and applications of window-cleaning robots

Z Li, Q Xu, LM Tam - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maintaining a clean living and working environment is an important means to ensure
people's quality of life. As the height of the building increases, the traditional method of …

Design and empirical validation of a Bluetooth 5 fog computing based industrial CPS architecture for intelligent industry 4.0 shipyard workshops

P Fraga-Lamas, P Lopez-Iturri, M Celaya-Echarri… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Navantia, one of largest European shipbuilders, is creating a fog computing based Industrial
Cyber-Physical System (ICPS) for monitoring in real-time its pipe workshops in order to track …

Identification of the deviation of seam tracking and weld cross type for the derusting of ship hulls using a wall-climbing robot based on three-line laser structural light

K Zhang, Y Chen, H Gui, D Li, Z Li - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2018 - Elsevier
To realize fully automatic rust removal from the large splicing weld of a ship hull section, we
proposed a laser vision identification method based on three-line laser structural light. First …

Intuitive task programming of stud welding robots for ship construction

RS Andersen, S Bøgh, TB Moeslund… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ship construction is a major industry worldwide, and many tasks have been automated. One
task that is still solely carried out manually is welding of studs. This paper presents a semi …

Enabling technologies and cyber-physical systems for mission-critical scenarios

P Fraga-Lamas - 2017 - ruc.udc.es
Reliable transport systems, defense, public safety and quality assurance in the Industry 4.0
are essential in a modern society. In a mission-critical scenario, a mission failure would …

Seam tracking and welding bead geometry analysis for autonomous welding robot

LB Soares, ÁA Weis, RN Rodrigues… - 2017 Latin American …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Welding is a process recognized by the laborious work and hazardous work environment it
takes place, but it is an important process in different industrial scenarios, like the …