Design And Simulation Of A Virtual Robotic Manipulator For Basic Operations

Automation describes the company’s reliance on robotic control systems rather than human capital. In other words, as automation increases, Andrews will use more machinery to produce its products. Therefore, labor hours will decrease, and, in turn, the lower labor costs will reduce expenses. There are different approaches that Andrews will take for automation in the low and high-tech markets.

Optimization of machinery so that production setups are not required for small customizations which can be managed manually.

The JC Gear Company has decided to initiate a project aimed at automating its production planning and control system. Among the options, the company focuses on two alternatives: (1) purchasing the most suitable system off of the shelf and modifying it according to its individual production needs; or (2) developing a system

Technological- Modern manufacturing techniques like robotic equipment can prove to be much more efficient than traditional methods. However it is expensive at $250,000.

The process was labor intensive, but fully integrated manufacturing only required a $1 million investment in machine tools. Prefabricated parts were available for assemblers, who could enter the market with an investment of just $300,000. Furthermore, no competitor held any significant patents.

During this task, I used the Lego Mindstorms Programming Software and the decision-making process to program an EV3 robot to move throughout the maze. The aim was to program the robot not to touch any of the barriers. The first step was to choose how to program the robot by using several options or ideas and taking to generate a result. The decision is a complex thought process, aimed at selecting the best alternatives and solutions available to the individual in a situation, to reach the solution and goal. To make a successful decision, identifying the solutions on hand, choosing the right solution for the problem and finally the most important step was to follow up the implementation of the decision and evaluation. At the beginning, I couldn't

However, they still required the operator to position the material manually. Automatic machines were designed for use by high-volume producers. ML believed that the increased speed would offset the higher costs for the machines. Two of the automatic machines were pneumatically powered. The primary difference between them was that one machine positioned only one part of the fastener while the other machine positioned both parts of the fastener which increased its speed. The third automatic machine was electrically powered which made it significantly faster than the other two automatic machines, and it could attach multiple fasteners to the same garment.

Precision Electro-Tech is a large contract manufacturer (CM) that produces products (i.e., cell phones) for another company or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). “In the case of complex assembly tasks, if those tasks can be broken down into simple unit manufacturing steps that can be completely specified, they can be sent to low-cost countries like China

The industrial robots are applied in all branches of the industry. The highest level of application is in the automobile industry, but the number of installed robots is increasing in other industries as well (Karabegovic, Dolecec, Husak, 2011).

A collaborative robot, or “CoBot”, is a robotic device that has the ability to interact and work in human collaborative tasks. The implementation of CoBots in manufacturing is important to encourage the operator by simplifying the procedure, employing CAD interfaces to demarcate the motion path to fit the work space, and accomplish an operation successfully while following specifications. The use of CoBots has increased among various industries, due to their adaptability and ease of use. The fusion between the CoBot’s accuracy through Computer-Integrated Manufacturing and human sharpness will develop the connection between creature and machine. This paper will focus on the CoBot’s impact on manufacturing methods by improving throughput and

The PC cell contains state-of-the-art robotics equipment requiring little human intervention. The equipment is designed to select the component parts while still packaged, load its feeder bins, and automatically insert the components into PC boards based on a computerized XY insertion program. There is also a JIT stockroom facility near the production areas, and a separate MRP system. Parts purchased for the 440A must meet special JIT requirements. Suppliers are requested to use bar-coded labels to identify their shipments for optical wanding into inventory, and the automatic equipment requires specially designed packaging tubes and parts for taping for autoinsertion of PC components. Furthermore, the delivery of most JIT parts must be weekly (instead of usual monthly delivery), in order to maintain a minimum of inventory in the stockroom. Deliveries must be highly reliable to prevent stockouts and line shutdowns. The parts that Carl is considering resourcing are four integrated circuits (ICs), seven diodes, and three transistors. These parts are all low-cost, industry-standard parts, with the exception of five of the diodes, which are manufactured by only one company, Monitor Inc. Monitor is the industry leader in diodes and transistors and supplies Acacia with quality parts at competitive prices for other plotters. While the 440A was still in the design phase, Carl and the electrical engineers began preliminary

The potential benefits for allowing a user to collaborate with remote experts while assessing a part’s design by utilizing virtual reality environments and other tools is attractive to both education and commercial manufacturing segments. Vir- tualization and cloud-based resources offer affordable as well as on-demand methods for students in K-12 and universities to learn about advanced manufacturing problems without the need of expensive local resources. Research efforts has emphasized the emergence of cyber physical frameworks to support assembly of micro devices [include Lu and Cecil IJAMT paper reference here}. Commercial partners can participate in collaborative virtual analysis of designs in an on-demand and scalable manner using the elastic resource reservation capabilities

The traditional design of manufacturing control systems does not allow for rapidly expanding options in materials, processes, interfaces to product models that have a number of variants. Holons allow the implementation of production variants and the rapid reconfiguration of the machines and robots. Proposed MES architecture supports the capability of production systems. Demand chain management will allow for a significant reduction in waste and will increase the profitability of production systems. Flexible production planning will effect in reducing the setup and changeover time and costs. The strategic target of proposed MES solution is "one piece flow production" that means the feasibility of short series production (up to one element) by using the production lines designed formerly for mass manufacturing.

Here is the automization level selection criteria and methods to be flexible of the system. And we will make our choice accordingly.

A hydraulic robotic arm, operating using water must be designed, built, and be tested in approximately two and a half weeks. The entire project consists of detailed design sketches with project notes, numbered parts made on a CAD program, bill of materials and a working prototype.