Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5128688 | Procedia Manufacturing | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The paper presents the integration and experiments with a pilot cell including a traditional machine tool and an innovative robot-swarm cooperative conformable support for aircraft body panels. The pilot was installed and tested in the premises of the aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace in Italy. An original approach to the support of the panels is realized: robots with soft heads operate from below the panel; they move upward the panel where manufacturing is performed, removing the sagging under gravity and returning it to its nominal geometry; the spindle of amilling machine performs the machining from above.
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Authors
Keerthi Sagar, Luis de Leonardo, Rezia Molfino, Teresa ZieliÅska, Cezary ZieliÅski, Dimiter Zlatanov, Matteo Zoppi,