Spatio-temporal synchronisation for human-cyber-physical assembly workstation 4.0 systems

Ling, Shiquan1,2; Guo, Daqiang1,2; Rong, Yiming2; Huang, George Q.1

2021-12-01

10.1080/00207543.2021.2010826

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH   影响因子和分区

0020-7543

1366-588X

Assembly workstation converges various resources, typically including humans to carry out parts combination activities with the performances determined by the interactions among the resources. In the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) era, the penetration of emerging technologies leads to the intelligent networking of hyper objects with hyper-automation and hyper-connectivity that fundamentally change the organisation of an assembly workstation and brings it into the era of 'Assembly Workstation 4.0 (AW4.0)'. However, the volatile market demands and the autonomy of the hyper objects with human integration bring new challenges in reducing the uncertainty and complexity of AW4.0 systems. In order to achieve an effective and efficient orchestration among hyper objects by fully harnessing enabling technologies of I4.0, a humancyber- physical system (HCPS) framework for AW4.0 systems is proposed to support the intelligent networking of hyper objects and to leverage the strengths and compensate the limitations of humans. Based on this, a spatio-temporal synchronisation (ST-Sync) strategy is introduced to achieve coordinated decision-making with consideration of customer requirements and spatio-temporal constraints of hyper objects with enhanced flexibility and responsiveness. Finally, a full-scale prototype is developed, and a real-life case is used to validate the potential benefits of AW4.0 systems in the overall performance improvement.

Smart Manufacturing cyber-physical system human-cyber-physical system spatio-temporal synchronisation assembly 4 0 assembly workstation 4 0

SCI ; EI

英语

其他

National Key Research and Development Program of China["2019YFB1705401","2018YFB1702803"] ; 2019 Guangdong Special Support Talent Program-Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Team (China)[2019BT02S593]

Engineering ; Operations Research & Management Science

Engineering, Industrial ; Engineering, Manufacturing ; Operations Research & Management Science

WOS:000731267100001

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

20215211396158

Cyber Physical System ; Decision making ; Intelligent networks ; Synchronization

Management:912.2 ; Systems Science:961

ENGINEERING

Web of Science

1.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Ind & Mfg Syst Engn, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mech & Energy Engn, Shenzhen, Peoples R China

Ling, Shiquan,Guo, Daqiang,Rong, Yiming,et al. Spatio-temporal synchronisation for human-cyber-physical assembly workstation 4.0 systems[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH,2021,60:704-722.

Ling, Shiquan,Guo, Daqiang,Rong, Yiming,&Huang, George Q..(2021).Spatio-temporal synchronisation for human-cyber-physical assembly workstation 4.0 systems.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH,60,704-722.

Ling, Shiquan,et al."Spatio-temporal synchronisation for human-cyber-physical assembly workstation 4.0 systems".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH 60(2021):704-722.