Hand layup is a commonly used process for making composite structures from several plies
of carbon-fiber prepreg. The process involves multiple human operators manipulating and …

Advancements in mechatronics, perception and computational methods allowed robotics to
focus on non-rigid part manipulation, which is characterized by high complexity due to the …

In this work, we present an inverse reinforcement learning approach for solving the problem
of task sequencing for robots in complex manufacturing processes. Our proposed framework …

In this article, an impedance control-based framework for human-robot composite layup skill
transfer was developed, and the human-in-the-loop mechanism was investigated to achieve …

Composites are increasingly becoming a material of choice in the aerospace and
automotive industries. Currently, many composite parts are produced by manually laying up …

Composite materials are widely used in industry due to their light weight and specific
performance. Currently, composite manufacturing mainly relies on manual labour and …

Robots are being considered for performing external heating of components in
manufacturing applications. This paper presents a physics-aware action selection policy that …

Conventional additive manufacturing has revolutionized the manufacturing industry by
building custom parts without any part-specific tooling. It can realize complex geometries …

Mobile manipulators are essentially robotic arms that can move around and hence provide
flexibility in the kinds of tasks they can do. This significantly reduces down-time of such …

Robot manipulators are widely used in industrial settings for simple and repetitive tasks but
are challenging to use in human-centred environments for complex manipulation tasks …