Virtual Reality Based Support System for Layout Planning and Programming of an Industrial Robotic Work Cell

Yap, Hwa Jen; Taha, Zahari; Dawal, Siti Zawiah Md; Chang, Siow-Wee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109692

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“…The work was further expanded, in which the VR had been used for robotic layout design, and an assembly process of an electronic product consisting of three components was performed by the robotic arm within the virtual robotic cell. 11 The result had shown that the developed VR robotic cell can be used in industrial robotic workcells based on the observed accuracy and effectiveness in the case study.…”

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Process planning and scheduling for loop layout robotic workcell using virtual reality technology

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Tan

Phoon

et al. 2019

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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The adoption of virtual reality in manufacturing system simulation had proved its effectiveness in bridging up to the gap between different areas of expertise, especially in product design and manufacturing. Virtual reality had enclosed human–machine interface by enabling the user to be immersed into the virtual environment and experience real-time interaction with the virtual objects. In this article, an implementation of virtual reality in cellular manufacturing system simulation is presented. By utilizing the features of visualization and real-time interaction of virtual reality technology, the manufacturing process of a product had been visualized while the real-time control on the product traveling path based on the user’s input was performed and the corresponding activities that related to the change of traveling path had been predicted in the virtual environment. Through the study, simulation of the manufacturing system in virtual reality showed its potential as a powerful decision support system in process planning and scheduling. Various process planning and schedules can be planned through the virtual environment, while the product traveling distance can be obtained from the developed system.

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Process planning and scheduling for loop layout robotic workcell using virtual reality technology

Yap

Tan

Phoon

et al. 2019

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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“…AR has been developed since the early 90s, but has only recently been emerging as one of the forefront of technology, mainly due to the rise of popularity in smartphones and tablets5. Some of the systems that have been developed for production process are related to layout planning678910, product design1112131415, assembly1617181920, robot programming212223242526, and autonomous machining3272829. This proves that AR can be applied in many fields of research and even in consumer products due to the lower system requirement being one of the main contributing factors.…”

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Virtual Planning, Control, and Machining for a Modular-Based Automated Factory Operation in an Augmented Reality Environment

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Dawal

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This study presents a modular-based implementation of augmented reality to provide an immersive experience in learning or teaching the planning phase, control system, and machining parameters of a fully automated work cell. The architecture of the system consists of three code modules that can operate independently or combined to create a complete system that is able to guide engineers from the layout planning phase to the prototyping of the final product. The layout planning module determines the best possible arrangement in a layout for the placement of various machines, in this case a conveyor belt for transportation, a robot arm for pick-and-place operations, and a computer numerical control milling machine to generate the final prototype. The robotic arm module simulates the pick-and-place operation offline from the conveyor belt to a computer numerical control (CNC) machine utilising collision detection and inverse kinematics. Finally, the CNC module performs virtual machining based on the Uniform Space Decomposition method and axis aligned bounding box collision detection. The conducted case study revealed that given the situation, a semi-circle shaped arrangement is desirable, whereas the pick-and-place system and the final generated G-code produced the highest deviation of 3.83 mm and 5.8 mm respectively.

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“…The geometric simulation uses 3D visualizations, collision detection, and offline programming methods to see the robotic work cell before implementation. The main issue with all simulation software is the overall affordability for SMEs [46]. Therefore, the costs of the associated planning need to be considered.…”

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A Sustainable Decision-Making Framework for Transitioning to Robotic Welding for Small and Medium Manufacturers

Epping

Zhang

2018

Sustainability

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face challenges in implementing industrial robotics in their manufacturing due to limited resources and expertise. There is still good economic potential in using industrial robotics, however, due to manufacturers leaning toward newer technology and automated processes. The research on sustainability decision-making for transitioning a traditional process to a robotic process is limited for SMEs. This study presents a systemic framework for assessing the sustainability of implementing robotic techniques in key processes that would benefit SMEs. The framework identifies several key economic, technical, and managerial decision-making factors during the transition phase. Sustainability assessments, including cost, environmental impact, and social impact, are used in the framework for engineers and managers to evaluate the technical and sustainability trade-offs of the transition. A case study was conducted on a typical US metal fabrication SME focusing on transitioning a shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process to a robotic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. A sustainability assessment was conducted following the framework. The results suggest that the transition phase involves numerous factors for engineers and managers to consider and the proposed framework will benefit SMEs by providing an analytical method for industrial robotics implementation decision-making.

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Virtual Reality Based Support System for Layout Planning and Programming of an Industrial Robotic Work Cell

Cited by 31 publications

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Process planning and scheduling for loop layout robotic workcell using virtual reality technology

Process planning and scheduling for loop layout robotic workcell using virtual reality technology

Virtual Planning, Control, and Machining for a Modular-Based Automated Factory Operation in an Augmented Reality Environment

A Sustainable Decision-Making Framework for Transitioning to Robotic Welding for Small and Medium Manufacturers

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