Augmented reality application to support the assembly of highly customized products and to adapt to production re-scheduling

Mourtzis, Dimitris; Zogopoulos, Vasilios; Xanthi, Fotini

doi:10.1007/s00170-019-03941-6

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“…Recent work describing the state-of-the-art of simulation and design platforms for manufacturing was published by Mourtzis [83]. Additionally, Mourtzis and Zogopoulos [84] in their work consider AR-based interface to support an assembly process. Integration of AR to warehouse design utilized in the papermaking industry was described in [85].…”

Section: Ar In Robot Control and Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Augmented Reality for Robotics: A Review

2020

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Augmented reality (AR) is used to enhance the perception of the real world by integrating virtual objects to an image sequence acquired from various camera technologies. Numerous AR applications in robotics have been developed in recent years. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of AR research in robotics during the five year period from 2015 to 2019. We classified these works in terms of application areas into four categories: (1) Medical robotics: Robot-Assisted surgery (RAS), prosthetics, rehabilitation, and training systems; (2) Motion planning and control: trajectory generation, robot programming, simulation, and manipulation; (3) Human-robot interaction (HRI): teleoperation, collaborative interfaces, wearable robots, haptic interfaces, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), and gaming; (4) Multi-agent systems: use of visual feedback to remotely control drones, robot swarms, and robots with shared workspace. Recent developments in AR technology are discussed followed by the challenges met in AR due to issues of camera localization, environment mapping, and registration. We explore AR applications in terms of how AR was integrated and which improvements it introduced to corresponding fields of robotics. In addition, we summarize the major limitations of the presented applications in each category. Finally, we conclude our review with future directions of AR research in robotics. The survey covers over 100 research works published over the last five years.

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Section: Ar In Robot Control and Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Augmented Reality for Robotics: A Review

2020

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“…The category concerning conceptual design of products has received the least attention (4 papers) while other aspects such as factory optimization, quality improvement, additive manufacturing, sustainability, were the focus of 12 papers. Considering the methods, tools and approaches used in the analyzed papers (see figure 4, left), it is seen that a vast majority are employing traditional methods such as Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFMA) (20 papers) and Design for X (DFX) (5 papers), either directly or with modifications to suit industry 4.0 factory features such as flexibility [31], cyberphysical systems [32], customizability [33], recyclability [34]. Likewise, considerable papers present generic methods (16 papers) in addition to specific methods (10 papers) to support development of industry 4.0 solutions.…”

Section: Manufacturing Considerations During Product Design and Development In The Context Of Industry 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Industry 4.0 on Product Design and Development: Conceptual Foundations and Literature Review

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Since its introduction in 2011, industry 4.0 has been coined the "4th industrial revolution" following mechanization, industrialization and IT/automation as the first three, and represents the current trend of automation technologies (cyber-physical systems, internet of things, cloud computing, etc.,) in the manufacturing industry, with their potential for disruption of the manufacturing paradigm as we know it. However, the effect and role of industry 4.0 on the design and development of the new products to be manufactured in industry 4.0 facilities is not clear. This research presents a literature review to; 1) understand the concept of industry 4.0 from an implementation (state of practice) viewpoint, 2) learn about approaches and considerations currently deployed for developing products to be produced in manufacturing plants progressively transforming into industry 4.0 environments. Results reveal that the potential of industry 4.0 is underexploited within product design and development, especially in the conceptual stages lacking methods, tools, and approaches. While later stages of the product development (production planning, ramp-up) have received some attention in regards with optimizing production operations, several publications acknowledge its potential to benefit earlier process stages.

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“…In order to improve the yield of assembly operations, providing support to human workers is necessary. Augmented Reality (AR) could be used, reducing the number of engineering/production management resources needed to provide assembly operators with cognitive support to perform their tasks [45,46]; as well as cognitive/handling skills transfer systems [47], self-adapting automatic quality control [48] or cognitive automation strategies [49]. Automation needs to ensure human safety, which led to research on Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) plan recognition and trajectory prediction [50], and the concept of "safety bubble" [51].…”

Section: Mass Customisation Impacts Operatorsmentioning

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Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review

2020

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In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated systems and flexible manual operators. Novel digital technologies—conceptualized as Industry 4.0—suggest the possibility of simultaneously achieving superior productivity and flexibility. This article aims to address how Industry 4.0 technologies could improve the productivity, flexibility and quality of assembly operations. A systematic literature review was carried out, including 234 peer-reviewed articles from 2010–2020. As a result, the analysis was structured addressing four sets of research questions regarding (1) assembly for mass customization; (2) Industry 4.0 and performance evaluation; (3) Lean production as a starting point for smart factories, and (4) the implications of Industry 4.0 for people in assembly operations. It was found that mass customization brings great complexity that needs to be addressed at different levels from a holistic point of view; that Industry 4.0 offers powerful tools to achieve superior productivity and flexibility in assembly; that Lean is a great starting point for implementing such changes; and that people need to be considered central to Assembly 4.0. Developing methodologies for implementing Industry 4.0 to achieve specific business goals remains an open research topic.

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Augmented reality application to support the assembly of highly customized products and to adapt to production re-scheduling

Cited by 103 publications

References 38 publications

Augmented Reality for Robotics: A Review

Augmented Reality for Robotics: A Review

The Influence of Industry 4.0 on Product Design and Development: Conceptual Foundations and Literature Review

Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review

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