Closed Loop Adaptive Assembly Workbench

Meggitt PLC为航空航天市场制造高价值的复杂零件。制造这些部件的关键是子部件的组装。低生产量意味着将该过程自动化是不经济的，因此该过程由熟练的工厂操作员进行。先进制造研究中心（AMRC）此前曾对智能装配技术进行过研究，该技术能够使用显示屏和投影映射交互式地指导操作员完成装配过程。这项技术目前需要劳动密集型的研究，以确保无所不知的装配过程：一个开放的循环方法。该项目通过使用新的传感器、工具、夹具和定制软件来增强现有的工作台技术，从而实现创新，这些软件能够生成与装配过程性能相关的可操作信息，并为装配过程中的步骤优化提供建议。然后，操作员可以在工作台上记录这种优化，关闭循环并消除对劳动密集型先发制人研究的需要。

Meggitt PLC manufactures high value complex parts for the aerospace market. Key to the manufacture of these parts is the assembly of sub-components. Low production volumes mean that it is uneconomical to automate this process and as such the process is conducted by a pool of skilled factory operators. The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has previously conducted research into Intelligent Workbench technology, capable of interactively guiding an operator through an assembly process using display screens and projection mapping. This technology currently requires a labour intensive study to ensure omniscient knowledge of the assembly process: an open loop approach. This project delivers innovation by augmenting existing workbench technology with new sensors, tooling, fixtures and bespoke software capable of generating actionable information in relation to the performance of the assembly process and recommendations for the optimisation of steps in the assembly process. Such optimisations can then be recorded by an operator on a workbench, closing the loop and eliminating the need for labour intensive pre-emptive studies.