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Context-Aware Plug and Produce for Robotic Aerospace Assembly

Sanderson, David; Shires, Emma; Chaplin, Jack C; Brookes, Harvey; Liaqat, Amer; Ratchev, Svetan

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Authors

Emma Shires

Harvey Brookes

Amer Liaqat

Professor SVETAN RATCHEV svetan.ratchev@nottingham.ac.uk
Cripps Professor of Production Engineering & Head of Research Division



Abstract

Aerospace production systems face increasing requirements for flexibility and reconfiguration, along with considerations of cost, utilisation, and efficiency. This drives a need for systems with a small number of automation platforms (e.g. industrial robots) that can make use of a larger number of end effectors that are potentially flexible or multifunctional. This leads to the challenge of ensuring that the configuration and location of each end effector is tracked by the system at all times, even in the face of manual adjustments, to ensure that the correct processes are applied to the product at the right time. We present a solution based on a Data Distribution Service that provides the system with full awareness of the context of its automation platforms and end effectors. The solution is grounded with an example use case from WingLIFT, a research programme led by a large aerospace manufacturer. The WingLIFT project in which this solution was developed builds on the adaptive systems approach from the Evolvable Assembly Systems project, with focus on extending and increasing the aerospace industrial applicability of plug and produce techniques. The design of this software solution is described from multiple perspectives, and accompanied by details of a physical demonstration cell that is in the process of being commissioned.

Citation

Sanderson, D., Shires, E., Chaplin, J. C., Brookes, H., Liaqat, A., & Ratchev, S. (2021). Context-Aware Plug and Produce for Robotic Aerospace Assembly. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72632-4_13

Conference Name IPAS 2020: 9th International Precision Assembly Seminar
Conference Location Kitzbühel, Austria
Start Date Dec 13, 2020
End Date Dec 15, 2020
Acceptance Date Feb 12, 2020
Online Publication Date Apr 2, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Apr 21, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Springer
Pages 184-199
Series Title IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Series Number 620
ISBN 9783030726317
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72632-4_13
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4324527
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-72632-4_13
Related Public URLs https://www.ipas-seminar.com/

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