Smart Duct Assembler

该项目的目的是开发一个智能机器人装配系统，自动装配管道件。来自谢里丹学院的一个团队将使用机器人、智能系统和云计算的综合方法来开发这种生产过程全自动化操作所需的机器人装配系统。鉴于劳动力成本的上升以及对产品和服务需求的增加，这种全自动智能装配机的创建对于为行业合作伙伴找到一种具有成本效益的方式来保持盈利并继续扩大以满足需求的增长至关重要。 因此，该系统提供了在劳动力分配节省和提高生产力方面的重大变化的潜力，特别是如果该技术可以扩展到提供由单个人类操作员监督的多个自动化机器人生产线的可能性。这通过每周7天/24小时运行行业合作伙伴设施来提高生产率，使用较少的技术人员和更多的包装劳动力。 对于参与该项目的教师和学生来说，这代表了获得智能机器人装配系统开发工作第一手经验的机会，具有可应用于商业机器人系统开发的交叉技能潜力。对于教师来说，这种经验可以带回到课程中，并融入课堂，为更多的学生提供学习机会，并培养具有智能机器人系统知识的未来劳动力。同样，对于参与的学生来说，这是一个培养下一代技能的机会，这将大大提高他们的就业能力，并使他们处于有利地位，参与经济中快速增长的部分。最终，该项目将有助于推动智能机器人系统技术在加拿大的开发和采用，并继续将大多伦多地区和安大略作为这些新兴技术的中心。

The purpose of this project is to develop a smart robotic assembly system that automatically assembles pieces of duct. A team from Sheridan College will use an integrated approach of robotics, smart systems and cloud computing to develop the robotic assembly system required for fully automated operation of this production process. Given the rising cost of labour and the increase in demand for product and services, the creation of this fully automated smart assembler is essential to finding a cost-effective way for the industry partner to stay profitable and continue to expand to fulfill the increase in demand. As such, this system offers the potential for significant change in the labour distribution savings and enhancement in the productivity, particularly if the technology can be scaled to offer the possibility of multiple automated robotic production lines supervised by a single human operator. This increases the productivity through running the industry partner facility for 24 hours/7 days a week using a smaller number of technicians and a larger number of packaging labour. For the faculty and students involved in the project, this represents the chance to gain firsthand experience working in the development of smart robotic assembly system, with the potential for crossover skills that could be applied to the development of commercial robotic systems. For the faculty, this experience can be brought back into the curriculum and incorporated into classes to provide learning opportunities for more students and developing a future workforce with knowledge of smart robotic systems. Similarly, for the students involved, this represents a chance to develop next-generation skills that will significantly increase their employability and put them in a good position to participate in what should be a fast-growing segment of the economy. Ultimately, this project will help to drive forward the development and adoption of smart robotics systems technology in Canada and continue to establish the GTA and Ontario as hubs for these emerging technologies.