Cobot programming for collaborative industrial tasks: An overview

Zaatari, Shirine El; Marei, Mohamed; Li, Weidong; Usman, Zahid

doi:10.1016/j.robot.2019.03.003

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“…Interestingly, in these large automobile companies, workers express a high willingness to work with the cobots (Elprama et al, 2016). Table 4 presents possible communication modes between humans and cobots (Michalos et al, 2018a;Bauer et al, 2008;El Zaatari et al, 2019), whereas Table 5 presents different interaction modes (coexistence, synchronization, cooperation, and collaboration) (Matheson et al, 2019). Worker's body contact with a cobot or a job in process in order to perform a task When a cobot lifts a heavy item, a worker positions the item in the appropriate position to perform an assembly task Remote contactless interaction…”

Section: Human-robot Collaboration (Hrc) Systemmentioning

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Operations management issues in design and control of hybrid human-robot collaborative manufacturing systems: a survey

Hashemi-Petroodi

Thevenin

Kovalev

et al. 2020

Annual Reviews in Control

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A manufacturing system able to perform a high variety of tasks requires different types of resources. Fully automated systems using robots possess high speed, accuracy, tirelessness, and force, but they are expensive. On the other hand, human workers are intelligent, creative, flexible, and able to work with different tools in different situations. A combination of these resources forms a human-machine/robot (hybrid) system, where humans and robots perform a variety of tasks (manual, automated, and hybrid tasks) in a shared workspace. Contrarily to the existing surveys, this study is dedicated to operations management problems (focusing on the applications and features) for human and machine/robot collaborative systems in manufacturing. This research is divided into two types of interactions between human and automated components in manufacturing and assembly systems: dual resource constrained (DRC) and human-robot collaboration (HRC) optimization problems. Moreover, different characteristics of the workforce and machines/robots such as heterogeneity, homogeneity, and ergonomics are introduced. Finally, this paper identifies the optimization challenges and problems for hybrid systems. The existing literature on HRC focuses mainly on the robotic point of view and not on the operations management and optimization aspects. Therefore, the future research directions include the design of models and methods to optimize HRC systems in terms of ergonomics, safety, and throughput. In addition, studying flexibility and reconfigurability in hybrid systems is one of the main research avenues for future research.

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Section: Human-robot Collaboration (Hrc) Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Operations management issues in design and control of hybrid human-robot collaborative manufacturing systems: a survey

Hashemi-Petroodi

Thevenin

Kovalev

et al. 2020

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103

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“…A classification of HRC enterprises by the four basic human-robot interaction levels (i.e., Interdependent, Sequential, Simultaneous, and Supportive [6]) was performed with the associated components used in HRC (e.g., communication and Figure 4 shows the results obtained based on the distribution of HRC systems centered on the interaction level. It was observed that HRC systems with supportive interacting levels dominates the landscape with 50%.…”

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Human-Robot Collaboration Systems: Components and Applications

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Calleros²,

Ramírez-Serrano³

2020

International Conference of Control, Dynamic Systems, and Robotics

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Collaborative robots (cobots) have emerged as a technological solution for enhanced manipulation of objects while allowing safe interaction with a human counterpart. Although substantial developments in Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) systems have taken place in the last decade, no conceptual framework of their composition is available. The literature provides an unclear process of how to integrate human-robot interaction levels and their roles with safety and communication technologies into HRC systems. To design an ergonomic HRC system (in its physical and cognitive dimensions) a clear identification and categorization of its components is required. This paper presents a literature review analysis that identifies the tendencies of HRC in the manufacturing sector. An initial distinction between application by type of industry and task is carried out. Afterward, interaction levels in HRC systems are examined, both individually and collectively, depending on the application area. Work roles of humans and robots, safety settings, and communication interfaces are also analyzed as part of the interaction levels in the primary composition of HRC systems. Their presence and distribution along 50 selected cases are also explored. The analyzed data, results, and observations presented in this paper demonstrate clear tendencies for specific components that were identified as necessary for improving future designs of human-centered HRC systems.

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“…Hoy en día, tanto el tamaño físico como las funcionalidades de las plantas están aumentando y calcular el poder computacional entregado por los autómatas no coincide con los esfuerzos que éstos realizan. A menudo, resulta poco eficiente tener un control de sistemas automáticos controlados por un solo PLC, en lugar de ellos se obtendría un mejor rendimiento si toda la lógica de se distribuyera entre varios PLC que colaboraran entre sí (El Zaatari et al, 2019;Morel et al, 2019). Sin embargo, la arquitectura de la norma IEC 61131-3 no se ajusta a la arquitectura de un sistema distribuido.…”

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The topic dealt with in the document mainly covers the influence of service-oriented architecture and how services are orchestrated among themselves for the development of more robust and dynamic applications aimed at solving problems presented in the design of industrial automation systems. Currently, industries are compelling to use new systems that support the dynamics that organizations face. However, the current systems of companies lack this dynamism, which often makes it impossible to implement new functionalities to the processes of autonomous production, due to the lack of flexibility and agility to respond to the dynamics of production styles that are experienced today. Software engineering contributes to the dynamics in the area of industrial automation, highlighting significant improvements in the configuration of systems implemented in the field of industrial automation.

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Cobot programming for collaborative industrial tasks: An overview

Cited by 332 publications

References 117 publications

Operations management issues in design and control of hybrid human-robot collaborative manufacturing systems: a survey

Operations management issues in design and control of hybrid human-robot collaborative manufacturing systems: a survey

Human-Robot Collaboration Systems: Components and Applications

Influencia de la Ingeniería de Software en los Procesos de Automatización Industrial

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