Title :
Motion Control of Self-Moving Trays for Human Supporting Production Cell “ Attentive Workbench ”
Author :
Sugi, M. ; Nikaido, M. ; Tamura, Y. ; Jun Ota ; Arai, T. ; Kotani, K. ; Takamasu, K. ; Seiichi Shin ; Suzuki, H. ; Sato, Y.
Author_Institution :
School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo; sugi@prince.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Abstract :
We propose “Attentive Workbench (AWB),” a new cell production system in which an intelligent system supports human workers. Using cameras, projectors, planar motor driven self-moving trays and other devices, the system supports workers from both physical and information aspects, recognizing worker’s condition and intention. This paper outlines AWB and deals with physical assembly support using self-moving parts trays. Two different schemes, centralized and decentralized, for controlling multiple parts trays are evaluated through experiments and simulations. The centralized control scheme is found to have the higher performance than the decentralized control scheme.
Keywords :
Cell production systems; assembly support; attentive workbench (AWB); Assembly systems; Cameras; Centralized control; Flexible manufacturing systems; Humans; Intelligent systems; Manufacturing automation; Motion control; Plasma displays; Production systems; Cell production systems; assembly support; attentive workbench (AWB);
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8914-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570746