Dynamic vs dedicated automation systems - a study in large structure assembly

被引：2

作者：

Ljasenko, Spartak ^{[1
]}

Lohse, Niels ^{[1
]}

Justham, Laura ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Wolfson Sch Mech Elect & Mfg Engn, Loughborough, Leics, England

来源：

PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING RESEARCH-AN OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL | 2020年 / 8卷 / 01期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

Multi agent systems; large structure assembly; mobile robots; self-organisation; SELF-ORGANIZATION MODEL; MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY; PRODUCT VARIETY; MOBILE ROBOTS; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1080/21693277.2020.1737591

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The manufacturing industry needs to increase productivity and flexibility to stay competitive. This requires more adaptable and versatile production capabilities. It is expected that dynamic systems, consisting of mobile robots, will be particularly prominent in manufacturing environments where it is difficult to move components and products in a flexible manner. This paper compares the relative advantages of a dynamic, mobile robot-based system with traditional dedicated automation systems. The study uses simulations to evaluate several representative scenarios with different product supply bottlenecks, interference among mobile robots and mixes of products inspired by the aerospace industry. The results show that mobility enables higher resource utilisation and increased flexibility. This highlights the potential operational advantages mobile robot-based systems would offer and gives clear justification to continue the development of dynamic, self-organising production systems based on mobile robots.

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页码：35 / 58

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