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Measurement assisted assembly for high accuracy aerospace manufacturing

Drouot, Adrien; Zhao, Ran; Irving, Lucas; Sanderson, David; Ratchev, Svetan

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Authors

Adrien Drouot

Ran Zhao

Lucas Irving

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



Abstract

Measurement Assisted Assembly is a key concept for the modernisation of aerospace assembly processes, i.e. improving their efficiency while reducing the manufacturing costs. This concept suggests a paradigm shift in the assembly of high-complexity products as it encompasses the development and the use of robotics solutions smartly integrated with innovative measurement technologies. Expected outcomes are, among others, a better positioning accuracy of the components and a significant reduction of the rectification and rework requirements that are usually common with traditional assembly processes, especially but not limited to aerospace manufacturing. To achieve these objectives, a high precision metrology system that automatically inspects and corrects the pose of the robotic manipulators during the assembly operations is of great importance. In this paper, a high-accuracy real-life application of the concept of Measurement Assisted Assembly is presented as a part of the Future Automated Aircraft Assembly Demonstrator developed by the University of Nottingham. Experimentations have shown that, using the production environment described hereafter, a positioning accuracy better than +- 0.1 mm can be achieved for large airframe components.

Citation

Drouot, A., Zhao, R., Irving, L., Sanderson, D., & Ratchev, S. (2018). Measurement assisted assembly for high accuracy aerospace manufacturing.

Conference Name 16th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2018)
End Date Jun 13, 2018
Acceptance Date Feb 15, 2018
Publication Date Jun 11, 2018
Deposit Date Apr 17, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Keywords Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Agile Manufacturing, Industrial Robots, Assembly Robots, Positioning Systems, Accuracy
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/937182

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