Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5467011 | CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In situ repair/maintenance of industrial installations is challenging working scenario considering the variety of operations that are required to be performed against the clock. The paper reports on a unique walking hexapod (WalkingHex) machine tool which has a set of key abilities: (i) walks autonomously to the place of intervention; (ii) calibrates autonomously and references itself against features on the ground; (iii) performs machining operations. The essential design and theoretical aspects are presented to allow the understanding of main working principles of the WalkingHex while a selected set of experimental trails show its ability to generate accurate features.
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Authors
A. Olarra, D. Axinte, L. Uriarte, R. Bueno,