ITEE seminar: Dr. Geir Hovland, 01.30AM, Wed 22 Oct 2003

Research Trends in Robotic Manufacturing

Speaker: Dr. Geir Hovland, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland

When: 01.30AM, Wednesday 22 Oct 2003

Venue: 78-420

Host: A/Prof Janet Wiles

Abstract:

  Compared to dedicated CNC machines for manufacturing, robots provide
  a flexible, easily reprogrammable and cheap alternative.  However,
  the main drawback of robotic manufacturing has so far been the low
  positioning accuracy.

  In recent years industrial robots have closed the accuracy gap to
  CNC machines. Thanks to advanced techniques in mathematical
  modelling, multivariable control, the introduction of new sensors
  and stiffer mechanical designs industrial robots are increasingly
  entering the high accuracy application areas. Equally important is
  the development of new offline simulation and CAD-based program
  generation tools for robotic manufacturing.

  Examples of recent advances in the above-mentioned areas will be
  presented together with manufacturing examples using ABB robots in
  the automotive and aerospace industries.

Biography:

 

  2001-Present: ABB Corporate Research, Baden, Switzerland
                Research Scientist and Project Leader
                Robotic manufacturing and optimisation of power plant operation

  1999-2000:    ABB Robotics, Vasteras, Sweden
                Visiting Research Scientist
                Project Leader motion control for industrial robots

  1997-1998:    ABB Corporate Research, Oslo, Norway
                Research Scientist and Project Leader
                Iterative learning control and laser cutting applications

  1994-1997:    Australian National University, Canberra
                PhD Thesis 'Control of Sensory Perception for Discrete Event Systems'

  1989-1993:    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
                MSc Thesis 'Passivity Based Observer for Robot Control'

  His main research interests are in the area of control,
  identification and optimisation for robotic manufacturing. He is
  also active in optimisation/scheduling of combined-cycle power
  plants for deregulated electricity markets. Dr Hovland is the
  co-auhtor of 5 international patents in the above-mentioned areas.

Contact:

A/Prof Janet Wiles, seminar host (janet@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator) (guido@itee.uq.edu.au)

ITEE seminar web page: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~seminar

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