Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00210, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Bonev, Ilian (École de technologie supérieure), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Fives is a multinational network of over 100 companies, with a total of 8,400 employees. Fives Liné Machines_x000D_
(FLM), one of these companies, is based in Granby and manufactures gantry-style machine tool solutions for_x000D_
the aerospace, rail and heavy equipment industries. Last year, FLM launched the Liné Machines Robotics line_x000D_
of custom-made solutions focusing on seven core processes: milling, trimming and drilling; deburring and_x000D_
polishing; cleaning and surfacing; forming inspection and scanning; automation, tooling and part holding; and_x000D_
peripheral equipment for machine tools._x000D_
FLM is interested in acquiring expertise in the use of industrial robots for machining purposes. The company_x000D_
is particularly interested in using Fanuc's F-200iB hexapod as a fixture for holding a workpiece that is being_x000D_
machined. However, since FLM is focusing on the aerospace sector, it needs a hexapod that can position its_x000D_
mobile platform with high absolute accuracy. Unfortunately, neither Fanuc, nor any other service provided,_x000D_
offers means for increasing the accuracy of a hexapod._x000D_
The main objective of this project is to develop a method for improving the accuracy of Fanuc's F-200iB_x000D_
hexapod, by calibrating it and modelling its stiffness. A secondary objective will be to assess the possibility of_x000D_
using an array of such hexapods as means for flexible fixturing., program purpose french : Fives is a multinational network of over 100 companies, with a total of 8,400 employees. Fives Liné Machines_x000D_
(FLM), one of these companies, is based in Granby and manufactures gantry-style machine tool solutions for_x000D_
the aerospace, rail and heavy equipment industries. Last year, FLM launched the Liné Machines Robotics line_x000D_
of custom-made solutions focusing on seven core processes: milling, trimming and drilling; deburring and_x000D_
polishing; cleaning and surfacing; forming inspection and scanning; automation, tooling and part holding; and_x000D_
peripheral equipment for machine tools._x000D_
FLM is interested in acquiring expertise in the use of industrial robots for machining purposes. The company_x000D_
is particularly interested in using Fanuc's F-200iB hexapod as a fixture for holding a workpiece that is being_x000D_
machined. However, since FLM is focusing on the aerospace sector, it needs a hexapod that can position its_x000D_
mobile platform with high absolute accuracy. Unfortunately, neither Fanuc, nor any other service provided,_x000D_
offers means for increasing the accuracy of a hexapod._x000D_
The main objective of this project is to develop a method for improving the accuracy of Fanuc's F-200iB_x000D_
hexapod, by calibrating it and modelling its stiffness. A secondary objective will be to assess the possibility of_x000D_
using an array of such hexapods as means for flexible fixturing., agreement title english : Development of a flexible fixture system for large-scale aerospace parts, agreement title french : Development of a flexible fixture system for large-scale aerospace parts, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada