Generic flexible assembly system design
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald in Assembly Automation
- Vol. 22 (2), 139-152
- https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150210423189
Abstract
The development of a generic flexible assembly system involves the design, selection and integration of a number of different mechanical systems in order to develop an assembly system, which is capable of assembling a wide variety of products having an unknown specification. A specific system configuration being dependent on a variety of factors such as, product size, weight, component insertion direction, and manipulator geometry. This paper examines each of the factors that should be considered when designing a generic flexible assembly system and presents a novel generic flexible assembly system design.Keywords
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