Review and future of active disassembly

Carrell, John; Zhang, Hongchao; Tate, Derrick; Li, Hua

doi:10.1080/19397030903267431

Cited by 27 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 44 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This would especially be true for electronic products that are limited to 50-60°C in their operation or storage temperature. Based on these deficiencies with the heat-triggered SMP snap-fit, the need for a multi-trigger AD element may provide a better solution to accidental disassembly [22]. A multi-trigger AD element will 1) significantly limit accidental disassembly by requiring two or more unique environmental conditions for disassembly, 2) provide more control in the AD process with additional control parameters due to the multiple triggers, and 3) prevent product destruction by limiting the extreme conditions needed for single trigger AD.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Robust analysis of the active disassembly process

Carrell

Tate

Zhang

2010

Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper explores a means to control the active disassembly (AD) process for designed and manufactured heatactivated shape memory polymer snap-fits. Testing was performed for demonstration of the active release of the SMP snap-fits and for analysis of AD control factors. Robust design methodologies with Taguchi methods were used to analyze the AD process factors, including heating method and disassembly temperature. The results from this research show the successful demonstration of the SMP snap-fits. AD process analysis shows that both the heating method and temperature affect the AD process. The analysis determines that by increasing the heat exchange rate the snap-fit disassembly time is shortened. From the performed experiments, it was seen that an Oil bath at 150°C produced the best results in regards to disassembly time and signal-noise ratio.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Robust analysis of the active disassembly process

Carrell

Tate

Zhang

2010

Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The advantages and disadvantages of manual and automated disassembly are shown in Table 1 adapted from Carrell et al 32 It can be seen that manual disassembly has low efficiency and high labour cost. Fully automated disassembly could deal with large volumes but is inflexible and would incur high capital costs.…”

Section: Human–robot Collaborative Disassemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

A case study in human–robot collaboration in the disassembly of press-fitted components

Huang

Pham

Wang

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Human–robot collaborative disassembly is an approach designed to mitigate the effects of uncertainties associated with the condition of end-of-life products returned for remanufacturing. This flexible semi-autonomous approach can also handle unpredictability in the frequency and numbers of such returns as well as variance in the remanufacturing process. This article focusses on disassembly, which is the first and arguably the most critical step in remanufacturing. The article presents a new method for disassembling press-fitted components using human–robot collaboration based on the active compliance provided by a collaborative robot. The article first introduces the concepts of human–robot collaborative disassembly and outlines the method of active compliance control. It then details a case study designed to demonstrate the proposed method. The study involved the disassembly of an automotive water pump by a collaborative industrial robot working with a human operator to take apart components that had been press-fitted together. The results show the feasibility of the proposed method.

show abstract

“…Although fully automated disassembly could deal with large volumes, it lacks flexibility and requires high capital investment. Fully automated disassembly is unable to handle the uncertainties and variances associated with EoL products and disassembly processes [23,24]. HRC disassembly, a semi-autonomous disassembly method, has greater potential to afford both efficiency and flexibility.…”

Section: Hrc Disassemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

A strategy for human-robot collaboration in taking products apart for remanufacture

Huang¹,

Pham²,

Wang³

et al. 2019

FME Transactions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Using humans and robots working together to disassemble end-of-life (EoL) products so that they can be remanufactured enables catering for the effects of uncertainties in the condition of those products and unpredictability in remanufacturing operations. Collaborative robots are one of the key elements of Industry 4.0. This paper presents a strategy for human-robot collaborative disassembly that exploits the active compliance control capability of collaborative robots. The paper outlines the proposed human-robot collaboration strategy and active compliance control. It then presents a case study of robotic disassembly designed to show a practical implementation of the proposed strategy to take products apart. The study involved the dismantling of an automotive water pump by a collaborative industrial robot working with a human operator and by two collaborative robots and a human operator. Active compliance control was implemented to separate press-fitted components from the water pump. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the strategy and its effectiveness at increasing flexibility and adaptability by reducing setup efforts.

show abstract

Review and future of active disassembly

Cited by 27 publications

References 44 publications

Robust analysis of the active disassembly process

Robust analysis of the active disassembly process

A case study in human–robot collaboration in the disassembly of press-fitted components

A strategy for human-robot collaboration in taking products apart for remanufacture

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About