A Unified Architecture for the Control Software of a Robot Swarm: Design and Investigation Results

An apparatus for bonding brake linings to the tables of brake shoes for heavy duty vehicles by applying heat and pressure. A pair of brake shoes received in movable carrier members are forced by a ram into engagement with brake linings received in a pair of spaced apart restrainer members located in opposed face to face relationship. The brake shoes are heated to a bonding temperature by a pair of movable electric heater units associated with each restrainer member.