Title :
Flexible and reliable robotics cells in factory automation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper describes design and implementation of low cost flexible production units for assembly, inspection and other sequential tasks while maintaining an open system architecture. Using device profiling all components of the cell are connected to the installation bus. Bus communications are managed by the production unit controller supervising the cell operation. Information is passed to higher layers of automation via an intelligent gateway
Keywords :
assembling; factory automation; inspection; peripheral interfaces; assembly; bus communications; device profiling; factory automation; flexible reliable robotics cells; inspection; installation bus; intelligent gateway; low cost flexible production units; open system architecture; production unit controller; sequential tasks; Assembly systems; Communication system operations and management; Costs; Inspection; Maintenance; Manufacturing automation; Open systems; Production systems; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1993. 'Systems Engineering in the Service of Humans', Conference Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Le Touquet
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0911-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1993.384796
