- Author
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Bostelman, R.
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Shackleford, W.
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Proctor, F.
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Albus, J.
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Lytle, A. M.
- Title
- Tool to Improve Efficiency in Large Scale Manufacturing.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NIST SP 989
September 2002
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001. Telephone: 202-512-1800. Fax: 202-512-2250. Website: http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov
- Book or Conf
- International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 205-210SARC). Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland. September 23-25, 2002,
197-202 p.,
2002
- Keywords
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robotics
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construction
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manufacturing
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ships
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cables
- Identifiers
- worker access; ship repair; cable controlled; large-scale manufacturing
- Abstract
- NIST is working directly with industry to improve repair and conversion operations of ships in dry dock. This work allows transfer of technology to construction and other industries requiring worker-access to large, external surfaces with minimum footprint and maximum system rigidity and control, while augmenting conventional suspended-scaffold systems and moving toward more autonomous large-scale manufacturing applications such as building construction.