Title :
Trends and opportunities for robotic automation of trim & final assembly in the automotive industry
Author :
Choi, Sang ; Eakins, William J. ; Fuhlbrigge, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Corp. Res. Center for Mechatron. & Robotic Autom., ABB, Inc., Windsor, CT, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the technical analysis of, and industrial robotics´ potential opportunity in, the trim and final assembly area of the motor vehicle manufacturing industry. This work focused on providing a general knowledge of the trim and final assembly line sequence, and the processes and operations in each station at a detailed level. We then looked at what technologies could be used in the future to automate the existing manual operations and described those here. Such technologies may include robotic vision, force control guidance, or employing a robot as an intelligent assist device. We also surveyed and identified the opportunities and the future research trends in this industry segment.
Keywords :
automobile industry; production engineering computing; robotic assembly; assembly line sequence; automotive industry; final assembly; force control guidance; industrial robotics; industry segment; intelligent assist device; motor vehicle manufacturing industry; robotic automation; robotic vision; technical analysis; trim assembly; Grippers; Instruments; Motion measurement; Registers; Suspensions; Vibration measurement; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2010 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5447-1
DOI :
10.1109/COASE.2010.5584524
