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EPSRC Reference: GR/R90840/01
Title: A Feasibility Study into Robotic Ironing
Principal Investigator: Taylor, Professor P
Other Investigators:
Dai, Professor J
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Department: Mechanical and Systems Engineering
Organisation: Newcastle University
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 August 2002 Ends: 31 March 2003 Value (£): 39,745
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Robotics & Autonomy
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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This is an adventurous research aiming at investigating a development in applying robotics techniques to one of the most demanding household activities, performing a feasibility study into robotic ironing. :Customer market research will be carried out (by the industrial Statistics Research Unit at Newcastle) to establish the minimal functional requirements for a range of potential users. Technical requirements will be established for complete and decomposed ironing tasks. A prelimainary technology study will then be made, covering the relevant technologies in the UK, Europe,Japan and the USA to establish the state of the art and to determine advances that must be made. These technologies will cover gripping, handling, folding and manipulation, ironing and trelevant textile technologies. Potential machinery manufacturers will be approached to bring their perspective into the study. Gaps in theories and knowledge will be identified and these will be used to determine the further research that must be carried out to provide solutions to the technical problems in a way that should eventually lead to a product acceptable to the consumer. Finally, a consortium will be established which could cant' out this research and proposal(s) will be prepared.
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