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Guide Lines
General
Production Research Needs & Priorities
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Human-machine interface:
graphic simulation, virtual reality, methods & systems for
interactive collaboration, conflict prevention & resolution
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Flexible integration framework:
reference languages for design integration, open software
tools integration, modular-configurable machines
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Facility design & layout:
integration of supply chains, knowledge-based planning,
neural network & other learning methods
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Implementation & economics:
design simulation-to-specification, management
simulation-to-specification, benchmarking of incremental
implementation
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Enterprise strategy:
models to facilitate negotiations, product design adequacy
prediction, supplier-producer relations models
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Total
quality:
total quality management models, measures of individual
contributors to quality, & interdisciplinary team-building
for quality.
Basic Performance & Functional Criteria of a Robot
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Load
capacity:
weight, inertia of handled object & end-effector, external
movements/forces on end-effector or axes, load history
(RMS); static, periodic, stochastic, etc.
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Degrees
of freedom:
required dexterity of end-effector, number of DOF of
peripherals (turn table, etc.)
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Handled
objects, tools:
dimensions, size of objects/parts, kind of tools (torch,
gripper, etc.), interfaces to robot
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Task
characteristics:
changes from gripping to machining, object/part
presentation, accessibility of objects/parts, tolerances
(parts, part presentation), fixing & positioning, speed,
acceleration
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Accuracy:
positioning accuracy, repeatability, path accuracy
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Path
control:
point-to-point (PTP), continuous path (CP), motion profile,
rounding
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Environmental conditions:
quantifiable parameters (noise, vibration, temperature,
etc.), not quantifiable parameters
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Economical criteria:
manufacturing cost, development cost, break-even point,
tradeoffs, delivery time, quality, capacity (typical cycle
times, throughputs, etc.), point of sales (robot; workcell;
production line)
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Repair,
maintenance:
installation, programming (on-line, off-line), remote
servicing, maintenance tasks & maintenance cycles,
changeability of modules & parts
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Flexibility:
workcell, CIM integration (local & geometric interfaces),
error handling, diagnosis, cooperation with peripheral
devices such as turn tables, material handling equipment,
other robots
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