Cyclic scheduling in small-scale robotic cells served by a multi-function robot

M. Foumani; M. Yousef Ibrahim; I. Gunawan

doi:10.1109/IECON.2013.6699837

Cyclic scheduling in small-scale robotic cells served by a multi-function robot

M. Foumani, M. Yousef Ibrahim, I. Gunawan

Monash University

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to maximize the production rate of a rotationally arranged robotic cell by finding an optimal move cycle for a multi-function robot (MFR). Using this class of industrial robots makes the cell much more sophisticated than classical one where robot is considered to be only capable of handling material in work cells. MFR is able not only to transfer the part between two adjacent processing stages but also to perform a special operation in transit. The cycle time formulas are developed for small-scale cells where a robot interacts with either two or three machines. Also, this paper presents a methodology for finding the optimality regions of all possible cycles. This analysis results in enhancing the managerial skill for evaluating the productivity improvements of MFRs in robotized workcells.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Pages	4362-4367
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2013.6699837
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 10 Nov 2013 → 14 Nov 2013

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Name	IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

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Conference	39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	10/11/13 → 14/11/13

Keywords

Cyclic scheduling
Multi-function
Robotic cell
Rotational arrangement

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Foumani, M, Ibrahim, MY & Gunawan, I 2013, Cyclic scheduling in small-scale robotic cells served by a multi-function robot. in Proceedings, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society., 6699837, IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference), pp. 4362-4367, 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013, Vienna, Austria, 10/11/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2013.6699837

Cyclic scheduling in small-scale robotic cells served by a multi-function robot. / Foumani, M.; Ibrahim, M. Yousef; Gunawan, I.
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