Robotics Technical Note 102.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to act as an overview and primer for senior and middle managers, procurement contracting officers, and technical personnel interested in understanding or applying ROBOTICS as part of manufacturing technology both within the Air Force and within the Defense Aerospace Industry. The impetus behind this report is the rapidly declining productivity of the U.S. industrial base and our own DOD resources in terms of being able to provide reliable, quality products at minimum costs. The report begins with a review of the prime motivations of civilian industry and DOD in making use of robotics technology. Next, Industrial Robots are defined and some key functional aspects are discussed. Potential applications and application limitations are reviewed. Finally, planning and implementation are discussed with an emphasis on hidden problems and costs and some suggestions from lessons learned by others. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102462

Entities

People

  • Gary M. Gummersall

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Commerce
  • Composite Materials
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Machine Tools
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Open Loop Systems
  • Procurement
  • Productivity

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Space