Adaptive Task Sharing in Human-Robot Interaction in Assembly

Schmidbauer, Christina; Schlund, Sebastian; Ionescu, Tudor B.; Hader, Bernd

doi:10.1109/ieem45057.2020.9309971

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“…Future work includes: the optimization of our context-integrated process editor to improve its appearance and usability; integration of our framework and CARX with further BPMSs; further improvements to the CARX BPMN 2.0 extension; integration of human-robot colaboration concepts (e.g., [16]); and a comprehensive empirical evaluation in an industrial environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Context and Augmented Reality BPMN and BPMS Extension for Industrial Internet of Things Processes

Hieber¹,

Oberhauser²,

Pogolski³

2022

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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In the context of Industry 4.0, smart factories enable a new level of highly individualized and very efficient production, driven by highly automated processes and connected Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices. Yet the IIoT process context, crucial for operational process enactment, cannot be readily represented in processes as currently modeled. Despite automation progress, manual tasks performed by humans (such as maintenance) remain, and while complicated tasks can be supported by Augmented Reality (AR) devices, they remain insufficiently integrated into global production processes. To seamlessly integrate process automation, IIoT context, and AR, this paper contributes BPMN-CARX, a Context and Augmented Reality eXtension (CARX) for BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) and the CARX Framework, which enables AR and IIoT context integration with existing Business Process Management Systems (BPMSs). An Industry 4.0 case study demonstrates its feasibility and applicability.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Context and Augmented Reality BPMN and BPMS Extension for Industrial Internet of Things Processes

Hieber¹,

Oberhauser²,

Pogolski³

2022

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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“…The general idea behind a tool holder is to improve the functionality of the robot in regard to different performable tasks. The more flexible a cobot can be used, the more different possible task allocations between human and machine become possible [14]. Thus, a direct positive impact on comprehensive work tasks and human factors, especially in terms of task load and adaptability is envisaged, contributing to more human-centered and even individualizeable work systems [12].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detachable, Low-Cost Tool Holder for Grippers in Human-Robot Interaction

Schmidbauer

Küffner-McCauley

Schlund

et al. 2022

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

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To hand over more than just pick & place tasks to an industrial collaborative robotic arm with a two-jaw gripper, the gripper must first be removed, and a new tool mounted. This tool change requires either human assistance or an expensive tool changer. The tools applied to the end-effector are often highly expensive and software system interfaces between different tools and robots are seldom available. Therefore, a holder was developed that allows the robot to pick up and operate a tool, such as an electric screwdriver, without having to demount the two-jaw gripper. Instead, the gripper’s functionality is used to activate and deactivate the tool fixed to the holder. This paper presents the state-of-the-art of the underlying problem as well as the development process including simulations, the patented design, and the low-cost production of the tool holder. This detachable, low-cost tool holder enables a flexibilization of human-robot processes in manufacturing.

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“…The adaptation of lighting conditions was studied in (Bauer et al 2015), presenting an adaptable solution for personalisation of the work environment. Task-oriented systems for adaptive task sharing between workers and robots can propose optimal task allocation, increasing the cost efficiency of human-machine systems (Schmidbauer et al 2020). Other applications of task-oriented cyber physical systems include the recognition of human activities through wearables for automated augmentation of work instructions and evaluation of work performance (Tao et al 2018) or cameras for interaction with industrial robots (Roitberg et al 2014).…”

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“…The adaptive task sharing (ATS) approach (Schmidbauer et al 2020) allows ad hoc changes in the selection of tasks that are attributed to either the human or the machine. First, the task allocation is pre-assigned by the system according to specific requirements like lot size, ergonomics, and individual (worker) preferences.…”

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Towards Designing Adaptive and Personalized Work Systems in Manufacturing

Schlund¹,

Kostolani²

2022

Digitization of the Work Environment for Sustainable Production

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Adaptation of work to humans instead of humans constantly adapting to work systems and work environments has been a goal of ergonomics since the 19th century. To date, an actual adaptation of work to the specific features, conditions and requirements of individual users has so far only taken place in rudimentary form. The possibilities have now opened up by the advances of Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS). This enables a renewed attempt to implement the goal of adapting work systems to workers. Integration of advanced sensory skills into work systems within manufacturing allows better recognition of the work environment and the actual state of the system. Together with actuator capabilities, it enables adaptive work systems to adjust their structure and behaviour to the anthropometric and the cognitive features and requirements of the systems’ users. However, a framework that integrates the concepts of adaptivity and personalization into the work system model and work system design is still missing. This paper explores the roots of adaptive and personalized human-machine systems and shows a framework for integrating these concepts into work systems and manufacturing. Based on this, exemplary works and implementations of individual systems are presented and placed in the overall context. The focus is set on implementations within the TU Wien Pilot Factory that cover adaptability concepts on workplace, process, and system level.

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Adaptive Task Sharing in Human-Robot Interaction in Assembly

Cited by 25 publications

References 16 publications

A Context and Augmented Reality BPMN and BPMS Extension for Industrial Internet of Things Processes

A Context and Augmented Reality BPMN and BPMS Extension for Industrial Internet of Things Processes

Detachable, Low-Cost Tool Holder for Grippers in Human-Robot Interaction

Towards Designing Adaptive and Personalized Work Systems in Manufacturing

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