Research Equipment Grant: Positional Measurement System

这笔赠款是为了购买一个位置测量系统，致力于支持制造工程和人体工程学的研究。位置测量系统是一种基于视频的数据采集工具，它通过光学传感器捕捉制造工作站关键部件的位置，并使用最先进的软件进行分析。该设备将用于几个项目，包括：(1)力产生和疲劳对运动精度的影响；以及(2)装配过程时间的预测模型，以改进装配和操作调度的设计。这些研究项目构成了提高制造系统有效性的创新方法的核心调查。位置测量系统能够提高收集时间和位置数据的速度和精度，从而减少收集数据所需的时间。它大大增强了该机构在制造工程方面的研究能力和学术基础设施。

This grant is to purchase a positional measurement system dedicated to support of research in manufacturing engineering and ergonomics. The positional measurement system is a video based data acquisition tool which captures the location of key components for manufacturing workstations through optical sensors and analyzes them using state-of-the-art software. The equipment will be used in several projects, including: (1) the effects of force production and fatigue on movement accuracy; and (2) a predictive model of assembly process times to improve design for assembly and operational scheduling. These research projects constitute the core investigation of an innovative methodology to enhance the effectiveness of manufacturing systems. The positional measurement system enables the increase of speed and accuracy in which time and position data can be collected, thus reducing the time required to collect the data. It substantially enhances the research capability and academic infrastructure of the institution in manufacturing engineering.