Smart Duct Assembler

本项目的目的是开发一个智能机器人装配系统，自动装配管件。谢里登学院的一个团队将使用机器人学、智能系统和云计算的集成方法来开发这一生产过程完全自动化操作所需的机器人组装系统。鉴于劳动力成本的上升以及对产品和服务的需求的增加，这种全自动化智能装配机的创建对于找到一种经济高效的方式让行业合作伙伴保持盈利并继续扩张以满足需求的增长至关重要。因此，这一系统有可能显著改变劳动力分布，节省劳动力，提高生产率，特别是如果该技术能够扩大规模，提供由一名人工操作员监督的多条自动化机器人生产线的可能性。这通过使用较少的技术人员和较多的包装劳动力每周24小时/7天运行行业合作伙伴设施来提高生产率。对于参与该项目的教职员工和学生来说，这意味着有机会获得在智能机器人装配系统开发中工作的第一手经验，并有可能将交叉技能应用于商业机器人系统的开发。对于教职员工来说，这种经验可以被带回课程并融入课堂，为更多的学生提供学习机会，并培养一支拥有智能机器人系统知识的未来劳动力队伍。同样，对于参与其中的学生来说，这代表着一个发展下一代技能的机会，这些技能将显著提高他们的就业能力，并使他们处于有利地位，参与本应快速增长的经济领域。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GTA和安大略省建立为这些新兴技术的枢纽。

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.