Portable Rapid Visual Workflow Simulation Tool for Human Robot Coproduction

Within the European Factory-in-a-day project, the aim is to improve communication between automation integrator and factory owner, in their analysis of feasibility and appropriateness of automating a manual task. A visualisation tool with preconfigured workflows and working principles, with specific...

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Published in:Procedia manufacturing 2017, Vol.11, p.185-197
Main Authors: Dukalski, Radoslaw, Çençen, Argun, Aschenbrenner, Doris, Verlinden, Jouke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
front loading
Industry 4.0
simulation and design
visual components
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Summary:Within the European Factory-in-a-day project, the aim is to improve communication between automation integrator and factory owner, in their analysis of feasibility and appropriateness of automating a manual task. A visualisation tool with preconfigured workflows and working principles, with specific focus on efficient human-robot coproduction workflows can improve this process. This paper describes the Workflow Simulation Tool, which is part of the Human-Robot Coproduction Methodology, currently in development. The tool encompasses a portable tablet PC, which runs a visual modelling environment combined with a handheld 3D scanning solution. The tool also features pre-modelled template layouts, implementation of a checklist of persistent notes and portable visual documentation. The tool's appropriateness was iteratively validated in collaboration with automation integrators. This evaluation showed that offering an interactive visual simulation enriches the dialogue during conceptual design and helps in revealing requirements that otherwise only appear during or after implementation.
ISSN:2351-9789
2351-9789
DOI:10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.223