Digitisation of a moving assembly operation using multiple depth imaging sensors

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dc.contributor.authorPrabhu, Vinayak Ashok
dc.contributor.authorSong, Boyang
dc.contributor.authorThrower, John
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Ashutosh
dc.contributor.authorWebb, Philip
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-24T10:16:44Z
dc.date.available2016-08-24T10:16:44Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-09
dc.description.abstractSeveral manufacturing operations continue to be manual even in today’s highly automated industry because the complexity of such operations makes them heavily reliant on human skills, intellect and experience. This work aims to aid the automation of one such operation, the wheel loading operation on the trim and final moving assembly line in automotive production. It proposes a new method that uses multiple low-cost depth imaging sensors, commonly used in gaming, to acquire and digitise key shopfloor data associated with the operation, such as motion characteristics of the vehicle body on the moving conveyor line and the angular positions of alignment features of the parts to be assembled, in order to inform an intelligent automation solution. Experiments are conducted to test the performance of the proposed method across various assembly conditions, and the results are validated against an industry standard method using laser tracking. Some disadvantages of the method are discussed, and suggestions for improvements are suggested. The proposed method has the potential to be adopted to enable the automation of a wide range of moving assembly operations in multiple sectors of the manufacturing industry.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationVinayak Ashok Prabhu, Boyang Song, John Thrower, Ashutosh Tiwari and Phil Webb. Digitisation of a moving assembly operation using multiple depth imaging sensors. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, July 2016, Volume 85, Issue 1, pp163-184en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0268-3768
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10409
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
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dc.subjectMultiple depth imaging sensorsen_UK
dc.subjectWheel loadingen_UK
dc.subjectIntelligent automationen_UK
dc.subjectMotion tracking and captureen_UK
dc.subjectMoving assemblyen_UK
dc.subjectKinecten_UK
dc.titleDigitisation of a moving assembly operation using multiple depth imaging sensorsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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