Towards Agile Manufacturing: A Research Proposal on Developing Modular and Flexible Plug-and-Produce Software Solutions

迈向敏捷制造：关于开发模块化和灵活的即插即用软件解决方案的研究建议

• 批准号: 2881001
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2881001
• 关键词: Towards; Agile; Manufacturing; Research; Proposal

In order to progress the manufacturing industry forward from dedicated mass production systems to mass customization and adaptable production lines, it is essential to acknowledge the shortcomings of the existing systems. A key cause of the problem lies in their monolithic approach, where large, deep-rooted software systems hinder progress and prevent interoperability between robots from different OEMs. These immense and complex systems pose significant obstacles, making them difficult to improve. This PhD aims to address these challenges by developing and implementing a framework, within an interoperable system, inspired by the app approach. Drawing inspiration from the success of apps in the field of personal devices, the goal is to overcome the limitations of current software solutions and the methods of developing them. This will be achieved by exploring avenues for improving user interaction and control of industrial robots whilst also exploring methods to facilitate the effective distribution of the developed solution.

为了使制造业从专用的大规模生产系统向大规模定制和适应性强的生产线发展，必须承认现有系统的缺点。问题的一个关键原因在于它们的单一方法，其中大型，根深蒂固的软件系统阻碍了进步，并阻止了来自不同OEM的机器人之间的互操作性。这些庞大而复杂的系统构成了重大障碍，使其难以改进。这个博士旨在通过开发和实施一个框架来应对这些挑战，在一个可互操作的系统中，受到应用程序方法的启发。从个人设备领域应用程序的成功中汲取灵感，目标是克服当前软件解决方案及其开发方法的局限性。这将通过探索改善用户交互和工业机器人控制的途径来实现，同时探索促进开发解决方案有效分发的方法。