Portable Automated Plate Straightener

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 72-66
Author(s):  
Garth E. Turner ◽  
Jerry E. Jones ◽  
Valerie L. Rhoades ◽  
Timothy E. Clem ◽  
Pierre L. Sarnow ◽  
...  

Welding thin plates and fitting together ship modules, using heavy weights and hoists, causes distortion of the decks. This distortion drives decks out of compliance with specifications for fairness. The Portable Automated Plate Straightener (N.A. Tech, Golden, CO) is an application of flexible automation. It is able to straighten the deckplates without operator intervention.

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garth E. Turner ◽  
Jerry E. Jones ◽  
Valerie L. Rhoades ◽  
Timothy E. Clem ◽  
Pierre L. Sarnow ◽  
...  

Welding thin plates and fitting together ship modules, using heavy weights and hoists, causes distortion of the decks. This distortion drives decks out of compliance with specifications for fairness. The Portable Automated Plate Straightener (PAPS) is an application of flexible automation. It is able to straighten the deckplates without operator intervention.


1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Masahiko Hirao ◽  
Hidekazu Fukuoka ◽  
Yoshinori Murakami
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1988 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170
Author(s):  
Akihiko Ihochi ◽  
Tokuji Maruyama

Author(s):  
J. Leng ◽  
V. Romero-García ◽  
F. Gautier ◽  
A. Pelat ◽  
R. Picó ◽  
...  
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