Generic flexible assembly system design

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.

Citation

Edmondson, N.F. and Redford, A.H. (2002), "Generic flexible assembly system design", Assembly Automation, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150210423189