Supply of Real-Time Monitoring and Control System for Robotic Automation to University of Sheffield
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Real-Time Monitoring and Control System for Robotic Automation to University of Sheffield
Awarded 14 Jun 2021
Awarded14 Jun 2021
Value£199,000.00
SupplierINSPHERE LTD
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 5mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 14 June 2021Expired 13 June 2023
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The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to INSPHERE LTD for a real-time monitoring and control system for automation on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.
The system measures the accuracy of multiple targets in six degrees of freedom, improves robot path accuracy through measure-and-correct methodology, streams robot position data to an external system for digital twin activities, and visualises robot path accuracy by comparing programmed versus actual paths.
It is initially installed in a high-accuracy robotic manufacturing test cell workspace of 6x6x3m, with the ability to be expanded and moved between robotic cells, including a potential 10x10x3m cell.
The contract value is £199,000.
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