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This paper is a neutral standard for testing robotics for usage in large volume applications. This will be followed by an oral presentation on real test results achieved to-date, given via a PowerPoint presentation at SAE Wichita 2010. The "state-of-the-art" in robot testing includes ISO:9283 "Manipulating industrial robots - Performance criteria and related test method." Previous practical work from M ₃ at Airbus UK is also used. These protocols focus on the performance of a robot fixed to the floor. The objective of this paper is to expand upon that work for robots on external axis to provide much larger working volumes as often required in the aerospace industry. This paper focuses on quasi-static applications only (i.e., drilling) covering the following topics: - Test criteria for the robot, - Localization methods to improve performance, - Process time implications from different localization methods.

During the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program it is a requirement to prove that the JSF aircraft can operate within existing military environments. Thus it is necessary to prove that the JSF aircraft can operate out of the same airfields, off the same aircraft carriers, and from within similar expeditionary environments that the USAF/USN/USMC and Royal Navy/Royal Air Force currently operate their existing fleet of aircraft. A major element in achieving this requirement is to determine the effect of the JSF STOVL variant’s hot JSF core jet efflux on the surfaces from which the aircraft is likely to operate. It is necessary to quantify potential damage to these surfaces (from a maintenance point of view) and establish whether the damage will be hazardous to the aircraft and/or ground crew/equipment. In order to fulfil this requirement a method of testing and accurately measuring surface erosion is needed.