Quantitative Evaluation of Automatic Parts Delivery in “Attentive Workbench” Supporting Workers in Cell Production

Masao Sugi; Ippei Matsumura; Yusuke Tamura; Makoto Nikaido; Jun Ota; Tamio Arai; Kiyoshi Kotani; Kiyoshi Takamasu; Hiromasa Suzuki; Akio Yamamoto; Yoichi Sato; Seiichi Shin; Fumihiko Kimura

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JRM Vol.21 No.1 pp. 135-145

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2009.p0135

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Quantitative Evaluation of Automatic Parts Delivery in “Attentive Workbench” Supporting Workers in Cell Production

Masao Sugi^*, Ippei Matsumura^**, Yusuke Tamura^,
Makoto Nikaido^, Jun Ota^, Tamio Arai^, Kiyoshi Kotani^,
Kiyoshi Takamasu^, Hiromasa Suzuki^, Akio Yamamoto^,
Yoichi Sato^*, Seiichi Shin^***, and Fumihiko Kimura^*

^*The University of Tokyo

^**TOTO Ltd.

^***The University of Electro-Communications

Received:

January 30, 2008

Accepted:

November 12, 2008

Published:

February 20, 2009

Keywords:

cell production system, assembly support, attentive workbench (AWB)

Abstract

The attentive workbench (AWB) is a new cell production system that supports human workers physically and informationally. Here we focus on physical assembly support through parts delivery, using automatically-moving parts trays. We quantitatively evaluated processing time in actual assembly experiments employing an implemented AWB system.

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M. Sugi, I. Matsumura, Y. Tamura, M. Nikaido, J. Ota, T. Arai, K. Kotani, K. Takamasu, H. Suzuki, A. Yamamoto, Y. Sato, S. Shin, and F. Kimura, “Quantitative Evaluation of Automatic Parts Delivery in “Attentive Workbench” Supporting Workers in Cell Production,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.21 No.1, pp. 135-145, 2009.

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Quantitative Evaluation of Automatic Parts Delivery in “Attentive Workbench” Supporting Workers in Cell Production

Masao Sugi*, Ippei Matsumura**, Yusuke Tamura*, Makoto Nikaido*, Jun Ota*, Tamio Arai*, Kiyoshi Kotani*, Kiyoshi Takamasu*, Hiromasa Suzuki*, Akio Yamamoto*, Yoichi Sato*, Seiichi Shin***, and Fumihiko Kimura*

Masao Sugi^*, Ippei Matsumura^**, Yusuke Tamura^,
Makoto Nikaido^, Jun Ota^, Tamio Arai^, Kiyoshi Kotani^,
Kiyoshi Takamasu^, Hiromasa Suzuki^, Akio Yamamoto^,
Yoichi Sato^*, Seiichi Shin^***, and Fumihiko Kimura^*