Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly

Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly
Author: Peter Kopacek
Publisher: Pergamon
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Paperback. Rapid development observed in modern production is firmly connected with the development of new assembly and disassembly systems. In small batch production, where fast changes of products and short development times of new products are demanded, development of reliable, fast-adaptable and self-teaching assembly systems can be observed. Important fields of product development such as product design, development of planning systems, simulation and modelling, logistics, mechatronics and sensors, development of new assembly system components as well as collecting and processing of knowledge are essential for the development of new intelligent assembly systems (IAS). The aim of this colloquium specialised on IAD is to highlight this topic, show the actual results of the research and development work, set the direction of future development and analyse the possibilities of introducing of IAD into the production process.Papers, presented at the w

Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly 2001

Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly 2001
Author: Peter Kopacek
Publisher: Pergamon
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Rapid development observed in modern production systems is firmly connected with the development of new assembly and disassembly systems. One of the oldest forms of industrial production, assembly, and its twin area disassembly, have both enjoyed tremendous modernisation in the era of the Information Revolution. New enabling technologies, including prominent examples such as virtual CAD, Design for Assembly and Disassembly (DFAD), Robotic and Intelligent Assembly and Flexible Assembly (FA) are now becoming commonplace. This volume presents the papers from the 2nd IFAC Workshop on 'Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly - IAD 2001'. The colloquium highlighted the issues of IAD, showed the actual results of the research and development work, set the direction of future development, and analysed the possibility of introducing IAD into production processes. Including 3 invited papers, and 17 technical papers authored by researchers from across the globe, the papers cover important fields of product development such as product design, development of planning systems, simulation and modelling, as well as sessions on e-manufacturing and education.

Frontiers of Assembly and Manufacturing

Frontiers of Assembly and Manufacturing
Author: Sukhan Lee
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010-09-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642141161

The technologies for product assembly and manufacturing evolve along with the advancement of enabling technologies such as material science, robotics, machine intelligence as well as information and communication. Furthermore, they may be subject to fundamental changes due to the shift in key product features and/or - gineering requirements. The enabling technologies emerging offer new opportunities for moving up the level of automation, optimization and reliability in product assembly and ma- facturing beyond what have been possible. We see assembly and manufacturing becoming more Intelligent with the perception-driven robotic autonomy, more flexible with the human-robot coupled collaboration in work cells, and more in- grated in scale and complexity under the distributed and networked frameworks. On the other hand, the shift in key product features and engineering requirements dictates the new technologies and tools for assembly and manufacturing to be - veloped. This may be exemplified by a high complexity of micro/nano system products integrated and packaged in 3D with various heterogeneous parts, com- nents, and interconnections, including electrical, optical, mechanical as well as fluidic means.

Disassembly Automation

Disassembly Automation
Author: Supachai Vongbunyong
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319151835

This book presents a number of aspects to be considered in the development of disassembly automation, including the mechanical system, vision system and intelligent planner. The implementation of cognitive robotics increases the flexibility and degree of autonomy of the disassembly system. Disassembly, as a step in the treatment of end-of-life products, can allow the recovery of embodied value left within disposed products, as well as the appropriate separation of potentially-hazardous components. In the end-of-life treatment industry, disassembly has largely been limited to manual labor, which is expensive in developed countries. Automation is one possible solution for economic feasibility. The target audience primarily comprises researchers and experts in the field, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2005

Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2005
Author: Roberto Moreno-Díaz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2005-09-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540290028

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2005, held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain in February 2005. The 83 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on formal approaches in modelling, intelligent information systems, information applications components, cryptography and spectral analysis, computer vision, biocomputing, intelligent vehicular systems, robotic soccer, robotics and control.

Intelligent Assembly Systems

Intelligent Assembly Systems
Author: M H Lee
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1995-11-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9814499579

This book deals with a key area of industrial robotics — the automation of small batch assembly. Assembly imparts enormous added value but turns out to be extraordinarily difficult to automate. The work presented here, all from the Centre for Intelligent Systems at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, addresses this issue and shows ways in which the difficulties may be reduced through systematic architectural designs and specific structures for interfacing and controlling sensory-actuation systems. The book develops three main themes: a task-centred approach to robotic assembly, explicit reasoning techniques for fault diagnosis and error handling; and sensor-actuator integration methods. These are vital topics for those concerned with flexible automation and robotics.

Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Mechanical Engineering and Technology
Author: Tianbiao Zhang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642273297

The volume includes a set of selected papers extended and revised from the 2011 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Technology, held on London, UK, November 24-25, 2011. Mechanical engineering technology is the application of physical principles and current technological developments to the creation of useful machinery and operation design. Technologies such as solid models may be used as the basis for finite element analysis (FEA) and / or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of the design. Through the application of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), the models may also be used directly by software to create "instructions" for the manufacture of objects represented by the models, through computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining or other automated processes, without the need for intermediate drawings. This volume covers the subject areas of mechanical engineering and technology, and also covers interdisciplinary subject areas of computers, communications, control and automation. We hope that researchers, graduate students and other interested readers benefit scientifically from the book and also find it stimulating in the process.

Proceedings of the 18th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Volume 1

Proceedings of the 18th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Volume 1
Author: Hisashi Handa
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319133594

This book contains a collection of the papers accepted in the 18th Asia Pacific Symposium on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems (IES 2014), which was held in Singapore from 10-12th November 2014. The papers contained in this book demonstrate notable intelligent systems with good analytical and/or empirical results.

Advances in Manufacturing

Advances in Manufacturing
Author: Spyros G. Tzafestas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447108558

Modern manufacturing systems involve many processes and operations at various hierarchical levels of decision, control and execution. New applications for systems are arising from the synergy of machines, tools, robots and computers with management and information technologies. Novel systems are designed and put into operation to manufacture old and new high-quality products with speed, accuracy and economy. This book contains over thirty papers that examine state-of-the-art and how-to-do issues, as well as new solutions. Topics covered include: Process planning/scheduling and machine-cell design Process monitoring, inspection, diagnosis and maintenance Forecasting, optimization and control Design and control of robotic automated crane systems Applications: including laser material processing, stereolithography systems, alimentary pasta processes and automated/robotic road construction and maintenance. The book explores key elements and critical factors, presents new results and tools that are applicable to real situations.

Digitizing Production Systems

Digitizing Production Systems
Author: Numan M. Durakbasa
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 893
Release: 2021-11-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030904210

This book contains selected papers from International Symposium for Production Research 2021, held on October 7–9, 2021, online, Turkey. The book reports recent advances in production engineering and operations. It explores topics including production research; production management; operations management; industry 4.0; industrial engineering; mechanical engineering; engineering management; and operational research. Presenting real-life applications, case studies, and mathematical models, this book is of interest to researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of production and operation engineering. It provides both the results of recent research and practical solutions to real-world problems.