R.S. McMaster
Papers
10
Total Citations
214
H-Index
6
About
R.S. McMaster is a robotics and manufacturing engineer whose career spans foundational work in automated assembly, robot calibration, and off-line programming (OLP). His earliest notable contribution, a 1986 paper on product design for robotic and automated assembly, helped establish design principles enabling manufacturers to better align product development with the demands of automated systems. However, it is his sustained focus on robot calibration that defines his most significant legacy. His 2001 paper, "Robot Calibration Using a 3D Vision-Based Measurement System with a Single Camera," became a landmark contribution, accumulating 158 citations and demonstrating how cost-effective vision systems could dramatically improve robots' absolute positioning accuracy — a persistent barrier to OLP adoption. McMaster extended this work through a series of studies validating, optimizing, and simulating calibration processes, collectively reinforcing the practical case for calibration as both a production tool and diagnostic instrument. He also explored specialized applications including underwater robotic arm teleoperation and adaptive robotic welding cells, reflecting a broad applied engineering perspective. His body of work has meaningfully advanced industrial robotics toward reliable, accurate, and simulation-driven automation.
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Top Papers
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- 2Product design for robotic and automated assembly11 citations · 1986
- 3Cell calibration and robot tracking9 citations · 1994
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- 6Improving robot calibration results using modeling optimization6 citations · 2002
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- 8A low cost cell calibration technique and its PC based control software4 citations · 2002
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