Abstract
Fibre‐reinforced composites manufacturing is a large and growing industry, with much of
the work carried out manually by skilled human laminators. The physical nature of the
work can be significantly deleterious to these workers' health, while growing demand
requires increased rates of manufacture. Human–robot collaborative manufacturing offers
a potential solution but requires the human to feel confident working with the robot and
trust that they will be safe. Successful human trials of two different approaches to
collaborative lay‐up of fibre‐reinforced plastic composites are presented, with tasks
representative of manufacturing challenges in industry. Volunteer responses are measured
by questionnaires, with users reporting the processes to be safe, simple to use and
allowing greater ease of manufacturing than manual‐only lay‐up.
the work carried out manually by skilled human laminators. The physical nature of the
work can be significantly deleterious to these workers' health, while growing demand
requires increased rates of manufacture. Human–robot collaborative manufacturing offers
a potential solution but requires the human to feel confident working with the robot and
trust that they will be safe. Successful human trials of two different approaches to
collaborative lay‐up of fibre‐reinforced plastic composites are presented, with tasks
representative of manufacturing challenges in industry. Volunteer responses are measured
by questionnaires, with users reporting the processes to be safe, simple to use and
allowing greater ease of manufacturing than manual‐only lay‐up.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | e12123 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-17 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- human-robot interaction
- manufacturing industries
- manufacturing systems
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