DocumentCode
3312142
Title
Ecologically conscious automated disassembly system
Author
Shibata, Takanori ; Tanie, Kazuo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Robotics, MITI, Tsukuba, Japan
Volume
3
fYear
1994
fDate
12-16 Sep 1994
Firstpage
1980
Abstract
Human beings are using and consuming resources to make various products. However, the resources on the earth are limited. Therefore, recycling of the resources is very important for human beings now and in the future. After use of the products, they are thrown away or burnt while discharging COx. The environment of the earth is being damaged and the resources are being exhausted. In order to reuse the resources and to protect the environment of the earth, this paper introduces a conceptual design of disassembly automation system for automated manufacturing with ecological recycling. The system employs many robots to disassemble the used products. The disassembly process has to deal with a lot of uncertainty of the used products, while assembly process does not have to deal with so much uncertainty of the products. This paper explains a configuration of the system, functions of the robots and some problems
Keywords
air pollution; assembling; ecology; industrial control; industrial robots; natural resources; robots; waste disposal; CO; CO2; automated manufacturing; ecological recycling; ecologically conscious automated disassembly system; environmental protection; resources reuse; Design automation; Earth; Humans; Manufacturing automation; Protection; Pulp manufacturing; Recycling; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems '94. 'Advanced Robotic Systems and the Real World', IROS '94. Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ/GI International Conference on
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1933-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.1994.407592
Filename
407592
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