Integrating Robot Simulation And Off Line Programming Into An Industrial Robotics Course

Devine, Kevin L.

doi:10.18260/1-2--5719

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“…As the virtual robot poses minimum to none safety threat and the simulation can be repeated for multiple times, novice learners will have opportunities to approach the robot in a closed range and observe from multiple view angles. A properly designed activity could guide the students to pick up key concepts or clarify misconception, such as the issues in creating the world coordinate system, specifying zone size, and assigning motion parameters reported by Devine [11].…”

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Exploring the VR-based PBD Programming Approach to Teach Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing Education

Chang

Devine

Klitzing

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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He received a MSME degree from Carnegie Mellon University, a MSIE degree and a PhD degree in Technology, both from Purdue University. Dr. Chang has worked with several international corporations including Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, and Dassualt Systemes, as well as multiple small to medium size companies in both US and Asia. His current field of focus is in product innovation, process improvement, and technology diffusion.

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Section: Implication Of Instructional Practicesmentioning

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Exploring the VR-based PBD Programming Approach to Teach Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing Education

Chang

Devine

Klitzing

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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“…As a result, popular interest in robots has increased significantly [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] . Global competition, productivity demands, advances in technology, and affordability will force companies to increase the use of robots in the foreseeable future [39][40][41] . While the automotive industry was the first to use robotics, aerospace, machining, and medical industries now also rely on robotic automation 42,43 .…”

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Revamping Robotics Education to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs- Years 1-2 Progress Reports

Alaraje,

Druschke,

Highum

et al.

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio Proceedings Proceedings

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The interdisciplinary nature of robots makes robotics a valuable STEM pedagogical tool. Robots are increasingly used across industry sectors to improve production throughputs while maintaining product quality. The benefits of robotics, however, depend on workers with up-todate knowledge and skills to maintain and use existing robots, enhance future technologies, and educate users. It is critical that education institutions respond to the demand for robotics specialists by offering courses and professional certification in robotics and automation. This NSF sponsored project introduces a new approach for Industrial Robotics in electrical engineering technology (EET) programs at Michigan Tech and bay de Noc Community College. The curriculum and software developed by this collaboration of two-and four-year institutions match industry needs and provide a replicable model for programs around the US. The project also addresses the need for certified robotic training centers (CRTCs) and provides curriculum and training opportunities for students from other institutions, industry representatives, and displaced workers. In this article, authors report on Year 2 project progress, including the achievements in the developing "RobotRun" robotic simulation software, professional development opportunities for the faculty members from the other institutions, training workshops for K-12 teachers, and robotic one-day camps for high school students.

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Design and development of an automated stacker for highway products of Nucor Steel Corporation

Edwards

Hayes

Penny

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2015 Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) Proceedings

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In this paper, a robotic stacker is designed to enable precise stacking of highway sign posts produced by Nucor Steel Corporation, while complying with the required stacking pattern as well as time constraints. The Nucor Steel Corporation bar mill, located in Marion Ohio, relies heavily on manual work force in its highway products division. A highly manual process introduces many safety hazards as well as inefficiencies and inconsistencies. One hazardous position is the bundling of heavy sign posts, which are manually raked into bundles before being manually banded, and workers are at risk for overuse injuries. Moreover, the sign posts are randomly positioned within a bundle, and hence the disorganized bundle is much larger than an organized stack of the same count. Disorganized bundles also hinder further automation processes downstream the production line, such as banding and powder coating the sign posts. This paper offers a robotic stacker solution utilizing Fanuc robot manipulators, custom-built end-effectors, and programmable logic controller (PLC) integrated with human machine interface (HMI) that will result in smaller and organized stacks as compared with the current disorganized bundles, and the removal of a worker from the hazardous position in the process. Organized stacks will also allow for further downstream automation processes. This research project is to be executed at Michigan Technological University and is sponsored by Nucor Steel Corporation.

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Integrating Robot Simulation And Off Line Programming Into An Industrial Robotics Course

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Exploring the VR-based PBD Programming Approach to Teach Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing Education

Exploring the VR-based PBD Programming Approach to Teach Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing Education

Revamping Robotics Education to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs- Years 1-2 Progress Reports

Design and development of an automated stacker for highway products of Nucor Steel Corporation

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