Human–Robot Interaction for Improving Fuselage Assembly Tasks: A Case Study

In current industrial systems, automation is a very important aspect for assessing manufacturing production performance related to working times, accuracy of operations and quality. In particular, the introduction of a robotic system in the working area should guarantee some improvements, such as ri...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2020-09, Vol.10 (17), p.5757
Main Authors: Laudante, Elena, Greco, Alessandro, Caterino, Mario, Fera, Marcello
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace industry
aerospace production
Aircraft
Airframes
Assembling
Assembly lines
Automation
Case studies
Composite materials
Efficiency
Ergonomics
Fuselages
human–robot interaction
Manufacturing
Manufacturing engineering
Productivity
Robotics
Robots
Simulation
Work stations
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Summary:In current industrial systems, automation is a very important aspect for assessing manufacturing production performance related to working times, accuracy of operations and quality. In particular, the introduction of a robotic system in the working area should guarantee some improvements, such as risks reduction for human operators, better quality results and a speed increase for production processes. In this context, human action remains still necessary to carry out part of the subtasks, as in the case of composites assembly processes. This study aims at presenting a case study regarding the reorganization of the working activity carried out in workstation in which a composite fuselage panel is assembled in order to demonstrate, by means of simulation tool, that some of the advantages previously listed can be achieved also in aerospace industry. In particular, an entire working process for composite fuselage panel assembling will be simulated and analyzed in order to demonstrate and verify the applicability and effectiveness of human–robot interaction (HRI), focusing on working times and ergonomics and respecting the constraints imposed by standards ISO 10218 and ISO TS 15066. Results show the effectiveness of HRI both in terms of assembly performance, by reducing working times and ergonomics—for which the simulation provides a very low risk index.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app10175757