Autonomous industrial mobile manipulation (AIMM): past, present and future

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the interdisciplinary research field, autonomous industrial mobile manipulation (AIMM), with an emphasis on physical implementations and applications.Design methodology approach - Following an introduction to AIMM, this paper investigates...

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Published in:Industrial robot Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 120 - 135
Main Authors: Hvilshøj, Mads, Bøgh, Simon, Skov Nielsen, Oluf, Madsen, Ole
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bedford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2012
Subjects:
Accuracy
Automation
Autonomous
Efficiency
Flexibility
Gaps
Grasping
Industrial robots
Interdisciplinary research
Manufacturing
Manufacturing engineering
Physical properties
R&D
Research & development
Robotics
Robots
Software
Sustainability
Work stations
Robotics
Manufacturing systems
ISSN:0143-991X, 1758-5791
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the interdisciplinary research field, autonomous industrial mobile manipulation (AIMM), with an emphasis on physical implementations and applications.Design methodology approach - Following an introduction to AIMM, this paper investigates the missing links and gaps between the research and developments efforts and the real-world application requirements, in order to bring the AIMM technology from laboratories to manufacturing environments. The investigation is based on 12 general application requirements for robotics: sustainability, configuration, adaptation, autonomy, positioning, manipulation and grasping, robot-robot interaction, human-robot interaction, process quality, dependability, and physical properties.Findings - The concise yet comprehensive review provides both researchers (academia) and practitioners (industry) with a quick and gentle overview of AIMM. Furthermore, the paper identifies key open issues and promising research directions to realize real-world integration and maturation of the AIMM technology.Originality value - This paper reviews the interdisciplinary research field, autonomous industrial mobile manipulation (AIMM).
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ISSN:0143-991X
1758-5791
DOI:10.1108/01439911211201582