3. Use of materials with low environmental impact
Unlike work on energy conservation, very little research has been carried out on the use of low environmental impact materials for robot bodies. This section will focus on the design of industrial robots made of wood, since wood has been the most widely used material for robot eco-design purposes, but existing work on the use of materials other than wood will also be presented.
3.1 Designing industrial robots from wood
Wood is a bio-sourced material with interesting properties that make it relevant for the manufacture of robot components. Already, it has a much lower impact than steel, aluminum or carbon composites (for example, wood's environmental impact on the greenhouse effect measured in kgeCO 2 (kilogram-equivalent-CO...
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Bibliography
Websites
Personal page of the author of this article: http://pagesperso.ls2n.fr/~briot-s/
Patents
[B1] Bayer (A.) and Merk (G.). Industrial robot with a weight balancing system. EP 2301727. August 2011.
[B2] Bolotin (L.M.). Mechanical arm. SU 1074709. August 1982.
[B3] Glachet (C.) et al. Telescopic remote manipulator of the master-slave type and its balancing means. EP 0084482. December 1985.
[B4] Fujikoshi (K.). Balancing apparatus for jointed robot....
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - NF ISO 14040 - Octobre 2006
- Wooden structures – Structural timber and glued laminated timber – Determination of certain physical and mechanical properties - NF EN 408+A1 - Septembre 2012
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
International federation of robotics (IFR)
Robotics research group (GDR)
https://www.gdr-robotique.org/
Wood science research group (GDR)...
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