Ahmad, Mussawar, Ahmad, Bilal, Harrison, Robert, Alkan, Bugra, Vera, Daniel A., Meredith, James O. and Bindel, Axel (2016) A framework for automatically realizing assembly sequence changes in a virtual manufacturing environment. In: 26th CIRP Design, Stockholm, 15-17 Jun 2016. Published in: Procedia CIRP ISSN 2212-8271.

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Abstract

Global market pressures and the rapid evolution of technologies and materials force manufacturers to constantly design, develop and produce new and varied products to maintain a competitive edge. Although virtual design and engineering tools have been key to supporting this fast rate of change, there remains a lack of seamless integration between and within tools across the domains of product, process, and resource design - especially to accommodate change. This research examines how changes to designs within these three domains can be captured and evaluated within a component based engineering tool (vueOne, developed by the Automation Systems Group at the University of Warwick). This paper describes how and where data within these tools can be mapped to quickly evaluate change (where typically a tedious process of data entry is required) decreasing lead times and cost and increasing productivity. The approach is tested on a sub-assembly of a hydrogen fuel cell, where an assembly system is modelled and changes are made to the sequence which is translated through to control logic. Although full implementation has not yet been realized, the concept has the potential to radically change the way changes are made and the approach can be extended to supporting other change types provided the appropriate rules and mapping.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Manufacturing processes -- Computer programs
Journal or Publication Title:	Procedia CIRP
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	2212-8271
Official Date:	28 April 2016
Dates:	Date Event 28 April 2016 Accepted
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Innovate UK, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number:	101980 (Innovate)
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	26th CIRP Design
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Stockholm
Date(s) of Event:	15-17 Jun 2016
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