An evolutionary approach for the industrial introduction of virtual commissioning

Drath, Rainer; Weber, Peter J.; Mauser, N.

doi:10.1109/etfa.2008.4638359

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“…Visual programming (VP) is a method of programming (robotic) components, and can be utilized as a key component of the VC methodology, replacing or augmenting the textbased original programming languages supplied by different parts manufacturers [2]. This enables developers to benefit from the key visual programming advantages, its "concreteness, directness, explicitness and immediate visual feedback" [10].…”

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Virtual commissioning and symbolic planning of micro-optical assembly processes

Wantia

Losch

Rosmann

2015

2015 7th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC)

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Automation in micro-optical assembly is an emergent, but steadily growing field of research. To advance the optics industry's efforts in this regard, several methods that aid optics engineers with development and deployment of assembly processes have been proposed. However, it is still a non-trivial and time-consuming task to design efficient work orders that consider movement characteristics of integrated robotic assembly systems.In this contribution, we present an approach to combine wellinvestigated symbolic planning algorithms, semantic modelling techniques and 3D simulation-based virtual commissioning to generate optimized work orders for automated micro-optical assembly and thereby help to overcome the difficulties of manual process design. Our approach is a good example for the efficiency of the eRobotics concept and demonstrates how its systematic application can resolve practical problems with existing approaches.Results indicate that our approach to automated planning is, by enabling a formal definition of quality metrics for action sequences, not only faster but also usually superior to manual generation of work orders.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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“…The first approach is the utilisation of visual programming and virtual commissioning [2]. Those concepts enable process developers with little experience in robot programming to conduct prototyping-based process development.…”

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Virtual commissioning and symbolic planning of micro-optical assembly processes

Wantia

Losch

Rosmann

2015

2015 7th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC)

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“…in the automotive industry) selectively choose to conduct a VC. These "Digital Factory" solutions cannot solve the problems of small and medium-sized enterprises, because they normally do not have the resources to use these techniques (Westkämper et al 2003), and there is therefore limited use of the "Digital Factory" today (Drath et al 2008b). The generation of simulation models with consideration of mechanical and electrical planning data and control programs is especially associated with high effort.…”

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ECMS 2010 Proceedings edited by A Bargiela S A Ali D Crowley E J H Kerckhoffs

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PREFACEThe European Conference on Modelling and Simulation has provided, over the years, a forum for scientific discussions for simulationists from Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America and Africa. It is this broad international participation at the ECMS conferences that has prompted a bold change of venue for the ECMS2010. This year's conference, the 24 th ECMS is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is hosted by the University of Nottingham.Organised under the headline "Simulation Meets Global Challenges" the conference emphasises the fact that in today's economy and society the most challenging problems have a global nature. The availability of energy sources and water supply, the challenges of logistics, food production and environmental sustainability are all global concerns. This is why the conference emphasises the importance of networking of individuals and research organisations addressing the same issues from different geographical and disciplinary perspectives. With the outsourcing of much of industrial production from Europe and the USA to developing countries in Asia there is much to be gained from exchanging experiences relating to social and environmental impact of industrialization; so as to build simulation models that can serve as a reliable source of foresight in decision-making processes.The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus is pleased to host the conference as its focus relates closely to the University's commitment to providing our students with a global perspective on real-world problems.The ECMS 2010 is organised around 10 thematic tracks, which highlight the breadth and relevance of simulation modelling methodology to problem solving. The thematic tracks such as Agent-Based Simulation, Simulation of Complex Systems, Multi-Resolution and Granular Modelling and Intelligent Systems Simulation provide theoretical underpinnings for a broad range of applications while the tracks such as Simulation in Industry, Business and Services, Simulation in Electrical and Electromechanical Engineering and Simulation and Control of Technological Processes provide a forum for the discussion of domain-specific simulation results. However, the list of application areas represented by the conference tracks is not exhaustive and the conference programme includes some papers dealing with computer simulations in agriculture and crop science which are certain to become much more prominent in future.The track record of 24 years of ECMS conferences is rooted in the vibrancy of the international community of simulationists who play a key role in helping to understand complex real-life problems through simulation modelling studies. We, the organisers of the ECMS2010, are confident that the cross-fertilisation of ideas afforded through formal presentations and informal discussions at the conference will provide a step forward in tackling global challenges.We wish all participants a fruitful conference and an enjoyable stay in Kuala Lumpur. Andrzej Bargiela General Conference and Programme Chair Vir...

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“…This essentially creates a new parallel process and removes much of time pressure that exists in the classical sequential approach [6]. Hence, significant reduction in the ramp-up time can be achieved by identifying structural defects and verifying the control behaviour in the early stage of a machine build process [19,20].…”

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Automatic generation of Human Machine Interface screens from component-based reconfigurable virtual manufacturing cell

Ahmad

Kong

Harrison

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IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

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Abstract-Increasing complexity and decreasing time-tomarket require changes in the traditional way of building automation systems. The paper describes a novel approach to automatically generate the Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens for component-based manufacturing cells based on their corresponding virtual models. Manufacturing cells are first prototyped and commissioned within a virtual engineering environment to validate and optimise the control behaviour. A framework for reusing the embedded control information in the virtual models to automatically generate the HMI screens is proposed. Finally, for proof of concept, the proposed solution is implemented and tested on a test rig.

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An evolutionary approach for the industrial introduction of virtual commissioning

Cited by 57 publications

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Virtual commissioning and symbolic planning of micro-optical assembly processes

Virtual commissioning and symbolic planning of micro-optical assembly processes

ECMS 2010 Proceedings edited by A Bargiela S A Ali D Crowley E J H Kerckhoffs

Automatic generation of Human Machine Interface screens from component-based reconfigurable virtual manufacturing cell

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