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- Dencker, Kerstin, 1972-, et al.
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An approach to proactive assembly systems - Towards competitive assembly systems
- 2007
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Ingår i: 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing. - NEW YORK : IEEE. - 9781424405626 ; , s. 294-299
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Manufacturing competitiveness is highly dependant on companies' ability to rapidly reconfigure their manufacturing and assembly systems. Efforts to approach emerging and self-reconfigurable systems could be successfully complemented by efficient integration of highly flexible human operators into the system. The concept of system proactivity is introduced which is based on the interrelated levels of automation, information, and competence in the assembly system. An ongoing project to develop proactive assembly systems, ProAct, is described.
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- Dencker, Kerstin, 1972-, et al.
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Characteristic of a proactive assembly system
- 2008
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Ingår i: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NEW FRONTIER. - NEW YORK : SPRINGER. - 9781848002661 - 9781848002678 ; , s. 123-128
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Competitive assembly systems must cope with frequent demand changes, requiring drastically shortened resetting and ramp-up times. Characteristics of assembly systems capable of rapid change are e.g. Flexibility; Robustness, Agility, and ability to handle frequent changes and disturbances. This paper proposes proactivity as a vital factor of semi-automated assembly systems to increase speed of change. Proactive systems utilize the full potential of human operators and technical systems. Such systems have ability to dynamically change system automation levels, resulting in decrease of time consumed for assembly tasks. Proactivity criteria for assembly systems are reviewed based on theory and industrial case studies
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- Dencker, Kerstin, et al.
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Proactive Assembly System : High productive assembly systems supported by skillful operators and appropriate automation
- 2007
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Manufacturing competitiveness is highly dependant on the companies’ability to rapidly reconfigure their assembly systems. Ongoing efforts to approachself-reconfiguring and “emerging” assembly systems are promising but can besuccessfully complemented by integration of highly flexible human operators intosuch system models. This paper introduces the concept of assembly systemproactivity. The approach is based on interrelated levels of human involvement,automation, and information handling within the assembly system. Presently,assembly system developers react to the companies’ demands, thus developingsolutions, which are direct responses to existing problems, i.e. a highlyreactive approach. Assembly systems need to be more dynamic and evolvable tokeep up with the reduced product life cycles and still be cost efficient. Consequently,assembly systems with the ability to proactively meet emergent and long-termfluctuations concerning product design and volume capacity are required. Suchsystems consist of technical components efficiently integrated with human operatorsto constitute reliable resources in the production system. That way, disturbances canbe minimized and the availability of the entire production system increased.
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- Dencker, Kerstin, et al.
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Proactive Assembly Systems : Realizing the Potential of Human Collaboration with Automation
- 2007
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Ingår i: IFAC-CEA.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Manufacturing competitiveness highly depends on companies' ability to rapidly reconfigure their assembly systems. This paper introduces the concept of assembly system proactivity based on interrelated levels of human involvement in a planed way will contribute to increased system ability to proactively address predicted and unpredicted events. Correct involvement of human operators will utilize the full combined potential of human and technical capabilities, also providing cost-efficient assembly system solutions. The ProAct (project presented) will develop proactive assembly system models, evaluating proactive, feature-based solutions. Focus is on realizing the potential of semi-automated system with relevant human involvement, i.e. operators with high skills adding e.g. flexible capability and functionality.
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- Dencker, Kerstin, 1972-, et al.
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Proactive Assembly Systems – realizing the potential of human collaboration with automation
- 2009
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Ingår i: Annual Reviews in Control. - : Elsevier. - 1367-5788 .- 1872-9088. ; 33:2, s. 230-237
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Manufacturing competitiveness frequently relies on company ability to rapidly reconfigure their assembly systems. This paper introduces assembly system proactivity, a concept based on interrelated levels of automation, human competence, and information handling. Increased and structured human involvement contributes to increased system ability to proactively address predicted and unpredicted events. Correct involvement of human operators will utilize the combined potential of human and technical capabilities, providing cost-efficient assembly system solutions. The ProAct project is developing proactive assembly system models and evaluates proactive, feature-based solutions. Focus is on realising the potential of cost-efficient and semi-automated systems with relevant human involvement, i.e. highly skilled operators who add flexibility and functionality.
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- Fasth, Åsa, 1978, et al.
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Designing proactive assembly systems : Criteria and interaction between automation, information, and competence
- 2010
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Ingår i: Asian International Journal of Science and Technology in production and manufacturing engineering (AIJSTPME). - 1906-151X. ; vol 2 issue 4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Production companies of today face extreme challenge to meet the rapid changes and increased flexibility that mass customization require. More and more customers are requiring the product to suite specific needs such as design, function and sustainability. These requirements results in increasing demands for the developers of the product but also for the personnel who will assemble the products in the final assembling. This paper suggests the need for further development, primarily addressing time parameters in dynamically changing assembly systems. We propose proactivity as a vital characteristic of semi-automated assembly systems, to increase fulfilment of customer demands and decrease non value-adding tasks. In proactive assembly systems, the potential of human operators and technical systems is utilised. Criteria for proactivity are reviewed from automation, information, and competence perspectives. Empirical data have been collected from five production companies in Sweden.
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- Fasth, Åsa, 1978, et al.
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Designing proactive assembly systems – Criteria and interaction between Automation, Information, and Competence
- 2009
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Ingår i: CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, University of Grenoble, France, 2009.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increasing customisation of products results in decreasing production batch sizes, especially in the final assembly. Industry must therefore increase their capability to handle smaller batches as well as radically decrease set up time between different product groups and new products. This paper suggests the need for further development, primarily addressing time parameters in dynamically changing assembly systems. We propose proactivity as a vital characteristic of semi-automated assembly systems, to increase fulfilment of customer demands and decrease non value-adding tasks. In proactive assembly systems, the full and complementary potential of human operators and technical systems is utilised. Criteria for proactivity in assembly systems are reviewed from automation, information, and competence perspectives.
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- Mårtensson, Lena, 1944-, et al.
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Designing proactive assembly systems (ProAct) : Criteria and interaction between automation, information and competence
- 2009
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Ingår i: Asian international journal of science and technology in production and manufacturing engineering. ; 2:4, s. 1-13
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Production companies of today face extreme challenge to meet the rapid changes and increased flexibility that mass customization require. More and more customers are requiring the product to suite specific needs such as design, function and sustainability. These requirements results in increasing demands for the developers of the product but also for the personnel who will assemble the products in the final assembling.This paper suggests the need for further development, primarily addressing time parameters in dynamically changing assembly systems. We propose proactivity as a vital characteristic of semi-automated assembly systems, to increase fulfilment of customer demands and decrease non value-adding tasks. In proactive assembly systems, the potential of human operators and technical systems is utilised. Criteria for proactivity are reviewed from automation, information, and competence perspectives. Empirical data have been collected from five production companies in Sweden.
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- Åsa, Fasth, et al.
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Designing proactive assembly systems : Criteria and interaction between automation, information, and competence
- 2009
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 42nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, Grenoble.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increasing customisation of products results in decreasing production batch sizes, especially in the final assembly. Industry must therefore increase their capability to handle smaller batches as well as radically decrease set up time between different product groups and new products. This paper suggests the need for further development, primarily addressing time parameters in dynamically changing assembly systems. We propose customer demands and decrease non value-adding tasks. In proactive assembly systems, the full and complementary potential of human operators and technical systems is utilised. Criteria for proactivity in assembly systems are reviewed from automation, information, and competence perspectives.
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