Collaborative robotics in wire harnesses spot taping process
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Title: | Collaborative robotics in wire harnesses spot taping process |
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Authors: | Román-Ibáñez, Vicente | Pujol, Francisco A. | García Ortega, Sergio | Sanz Perpiñán, Jesús |
Research Group/s: | UniCAD: Grupo de investigación en CAD/CAM/CAE de la Universidad de Alicante |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Tecnología Informática y Computación |
Keywords: | Collaborative robots | Manufacturing | Ergonomics | Wire harness |
Knowledge Area: | Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores |
Issue Date: | Feb-2021 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Computers in Industry. 2021, 125: 103370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2020.103370 |
Abstract: | Wire harnesses are used in several industrial sectors such as automotive, white goods, toys, or electrical and mechanical engineering. One of the key tasks of the process is to assemble and secure harnesses with a taping pistol in several spots to group single wires and make the final harness with all the required ramifications. The proposed method tries to advance the state of the art and enhance the current process, which is being performed manually, by adding robotic arms in a custom cell that collaborates with the human worker. The robotic solution of the proposal will perform all the spot tapings of the process, while the worker performs only the positioning of the cable. It reduces the processing time of the task and allows workers to work on two harnesses at the same time. The results of the present proposal will have a positive impact on companies dedicated to the production of wiring and the sectors to which they supply their products. The solution will also impact on the ergonomic conditions of workers through an innovative work environment that removes the most tedious and repetitive tasks of the operator. |
Sponsor: | This work was supported by ESMERA Programme – European SMEs Robotic Applications started in January 2018 and coordinated by the Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation at the University of Patras. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 780265. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/112782 |
ISSN: | 0166-3615 (Print) | 1872-6194 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.compind.2020.103370 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2020 Elsevier B.V. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2020.103370 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - UNICAD - Artículos de Revistas Research funded by the EU |
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