Development of a Flexible Automated Assembly Cell and Associated Human Factors Study

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 1464

Project closed

Start date 1 January 1985

End date 1 January 1990

Funded under

• European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

WESTLAND PLC
United Kingdom

Objective

The objective of this project was to design and develop a prototype automated flexible assembly cell for the manufacture of mechanical assemblies of up to 0.5 cubic metre size and 30 kg weight, in low batch quantities (ideally as low as one). The project aimed to combine vision, manipulation and non-contact inspection technologies into an integrated system.
The objective of this project was to design and develop a prototype automated flexible assembly cell for the manufacture of mechanical assemblies of up 0.5 cubic metre size and 30 kg weight, in low batch quantities (ideally as low as one). The project aimed to combine vision, manipulation and noncontact inspection technologies into an integrated system./The following was achieved: a design for a highly flexible assembly system, an extremely versatile parts transfer system, an innovation robot vision system demonstration using optical image processing technology, a modular gantry type assembly robot, a highly versatile robot gripper design, a concept for noncontact gauging during the robot assembly process and finally, a set of criteria for the inclusion of human factors in the design of computer integrated manufacture (CIM) systems and methods of enhancing their usability.
The project was terminated early due to the withdrawal of the prime contractor. However, the following was achieved:
-a design for a highly flexible assembly system
-an extremely versatile parts-transfer system
-an innovative robot vision system demonstration using optical image-processing technology
-a modular gantry-type assembly robot
-a highly versatile robot gripper design
-a concept for non-contact gauging during the robot assembly process
-a set of criteria for the inclusion of human factors in the design of CIM systems and methods of enhancing their usability.

Fields of science

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics

Programme(s)

• FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

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Coordinator

WESTLAND PLC

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BA20 2YB YEOVIL ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (4)

DANTEC ELEKTRONIK

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MILEPARKEN 22 ; 2740 SKOVLUND
• Total cost: No data

MRC Social and Applied Psychology Unit

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: The University ; S10 2TN Sheffield
• Total cost: No data

RISO NATIONAL LABORATORY

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PO BOX 49 ; 4000 ROSKILDE
• Total cost: No data

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PLEINLAAN ; 1050 BRUSSELS
• Total cost: No data