Technical Feasibility Study (TFS) of Battery Remanufacturing for Electric Vehicles (BATREV)

BATREV技术可行性研究（TFS）的主要动机是解决对电动汽车电池（EVB）进行再制造的业务需求，随着汽车制造商在电动汽车市场上的激烈竞争，EVB的种类和数量呈指数级增长。主要的最新技术解决大批量/低种类的EVB再制造市场，即（i）高成本的固定自动化，和/或（ii）智能有限的机器人，其不足以用于小批量生产和频繁更换的技术适应性。这为BATREV提供了一个即时且不断增长的商业机会，因为当前的技术无法科普EVB拆卸的不利健康和安全条件，不同程度的磨损，腐蚀和损坏，以及通过在役维护/升级/组件退化产生的部件识别/位置不确定性。BATREV输出将处于虚拟演示级，即：(1)RRE仿真资产的TFSPLAN和TFSSIM数据库工具，可实现（i）RRE场景的创建和可视化，（ii）RRE机械特性，（iii）末端执行器运动，（iv）可扩展性和可制造性数据收集并输出到TFS。(2)TFSOPT人工智能工具，用于优化RRE规划和QCDE特性。英国经济受益于BATREV，通过在英国再制造原始进口发动机，并由英国OEM替代新进口发动机，实现高水平的进口替代。电动汽车电池再制造技术可行性研究（BATREV）项目将进行可行性研究，以确定可扩展性，使用自主机器人和自主操作规划系统进行EVB再制造的可制造性和能力，即电池到组件的拆卸，组件维修和再调节流程以及组件到电池的重新组装的运营规划。提供对扩展所需流程的清晰理解-这将是BATREV项目的主要目标，特别是在以下方面：（1）降低自主机器人再制造工程师（RRE）技术和自主操作规划方法的风险。(2)使规模扩大更快，成本更低，（3）提供一个明确的路线，以扩大规模的RRE技术。BATREV TFS将研究RRE规模扩大及其对英国竞争力的影响，以及EVB再制造商的数量和规模。社会效益通过提高工作安全性和就业机会，通过提高机器人的生产力，提高组织的增长率。联盟内外的生活质量影响来自竞争优势的改善。环境和经济效益来自（1）电池组件的再利用，其中材料约占成本的65%，（2）减少废物、垃圾填埋、污染、CO2排放，以及（3）减少交货时间，从而减少工厂光和热能/EVB单元，以及（4）通过减少工厂空间需求降低能源成本。

The main motivation for the BATREV Technology Feasibility Study (TFS) is addressing the business need for remanufacturing warranty-return & damaged/worn/EoL Electric Vehicle Batteries, (EVBs), the variety & quantities of which are increasing exponentially as vehicle manufacturers compete fiercely in the EV market.The main states-of-the art address high-volume/low-variety EVB-remanufacturing markets, i.e. (i) high-cost fixed-automation, and/or (ii) robots with limited intelligence which is insufficient for technical fitness-for-purpose for small-batch production & frequent change-overs. This provides an immediate and growing BATREV business opportunity as current technologies cannot cope with EVB-disassembly's adverse health & safety conditions, varying levels of wear, corrosion and damage, and part identification/location uncertainty created through in-service maintenance/up-grading/component degradation.BATREV-outputs will be at virtual-demonstrator-level, i.e.: (1) TFSPLAN & TFSSIM database tools of RRE simulation assets enabling (i) creation & visualisation of RRE-scenarios, (ii) RRE mechanical-characteristics, (iii) end-effector motions, (iv) scalability and manufacturability data-collection & output to TFS. (2) TFSOPT AI-enabled tool for optimised RRE Planning & QCDE characteristics.The UK economy benefits from BATREV by providing routes to high levels of import substitution by originally-imported engines being remanufactured in the UK and being substituted by UK OEMs for new imported engines.The Technical Feasibility Study of Battery Remanufacturing for Electric Vehicles (BATREV) project will undertake a feasibility study to identify the scalability, manufacturability and capability of using autonomous robots and autonomous operations planning systems to undertake the remanufacturing of EVBs, i.e. battery-to-component disassembly, operations planning of component repair & reconditioning processes and component-to-battery reassembly.Providing a clear understanding of the processes needed to scale-up will be a primary aim of the BATREV project particularly in terms of: (1) De-risking scaling-up of the innovative autonomous Robot Remanufacturing Engineer (RRE) technology and autonomous operations planning methods. (2) making scaling-up faster and less costly, and (3) providing a clear route to scale-up of RRE technology.BATREV TFS will examine RRE scale-up and its effects on UK competitiveness, and numbers and size of EVB remanufacturers.Social benefits arise through improved job security and employment opportunities from increased organisational growth rates through greater robot enabled productivity. Quality of life impacts inside/outside the consortium are derived from competitive advantage improvements. Environmental and economic benefits arise from (1) reuse of battery components where materials are ~65% of costs, (2) reduced waste, landfill, pollution, CO2 emissions, and (3) reduced lead times hence less factory light & heat energy/EVB-unit, and (4) less energy costs through less factory space requirements.