Assembly Automation: Volume 40 Issue 3
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Cabin posture adjustment method based on redundant constrained parallel mechanism
Wenmin Chu, Xiang Huang, Shuanggao LiPosture adjustment plays an important role in spacecraft manufacturing. The traditional posture adjustment method, which has a large workload and is difficult to guarantee the…
Wheel design and motion analysis of a new heavy-duty AGV in aircraft assembly lines
Junxia Jiang, Shenglin Zhang, Yuxiao HeThe flexible automatic transportation and manual assembly jobs for large aircraft components demand an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system with heavy-duty capacity and…
Estimation for normal contact stiffness of joint surfaces by considering the variation of critical deformation
Qingchao Sun, Xin Liu, Xiaokai Mu, Yichao GaoThis paper aims to study the relationship between normal contact stiffness and contact load. It purpose a new calculation model of the normal contact stiffness of joint surfaces…
Enhanced static modeling of commercial pneumatic artificial muscles
XueAi Li, Kui Sun, Chuangqiang Guo, Teng Liu, Hong LiuThis paper aims to propose an enhanced static model of commercial braided pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs), which is fully analytical without the need for experimentally…
A new hybrid particle swarm optimization and parallel variable neighborhood search algorithm for flexible job shop scheduling with assembly process
Parviz Fattahi, Naeeme Bagheri Rad, Fatemeh Daneshamooz, Samad AhmadiThe purpose of this paper is to present a mathematical model and a new hybrid algorithm for flexible job shop scheduling problem with assembly operations. In this problem, each…
A lean production system design for semiconductor crystal-ingot pulling manufacturing using hybrid Taguchi method and simulation optimization
Taho Yang, Yuan-Feng Wen, Zong-Rui Hsieh, Jianxia ZhangThe purpose of this study is to propose an innovative methodology in solving the lean production design from semiconductor crystal-ingot pulling manufacturing which is an…
A precision analysis method for the kinematic assembly of complex products based on equivalence of deviation source
Dongping Zhao, Gangfeng Wang, Jizhuang Hui, Wei Hou, Richard David EvansThe assembly quality of complex products is pivotal to their lifecycle performance. Assembly precision analysis (APA) is an effective method used to check the feasibility and…
Job rotation scheduling in the Seru system: shake enforced invasive weed optimization approach
Ashkan Ayough, Mohammad Hosseinzadeh, Alireza MotameniLine–cell conversion and rotation of operators between cells are common in lean production systems. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide an integrated look at these two…
Human-computer interaction based on machine vision of a smart assembly workbench
Shiqing Wu, Zhonghou Wang, Bin Shen, Jia-Hai Wang, Li DongdongThe purpose of this study is to achieve multi-variety and small-batch assembly through direct cooperation between equipment and people and to improve assembly efficiency as well…
A novel optimization approach for segmented rabbit chase oriented U-type assembly line design: an application from lighting industry
Emre Cevikcan, Mehmet Bulent DurmusogluRabbit chase (RC) is used as one of the most effective techniques in manufacturing systems, as such systems have high level of adaptability and increased productivity in addition…
Optimally scheduling and loading tow trains of in-plant milk-run delivery for mixed-model assembly lines
Binghai Zhou, Zhexin ZhuThis paper aims to investigate the scheduling and loading problems of tow trains for mixed-model assembly lines (MMALs). An in-plant milk-run delivery model has been formulated to…
Design, engineering and testing of an innovative adaptive automation assembly system
Marco Bortolini, Maurizio Faccio, Francesco Gabriele Galizia, Mauro Gamberi, Francesco PilatiIndustry 4.0 emerged as the Fourth Industrial Revolution aiming at achieving higher levels of operational efficiency, productivity and automation. In this context, manual assembly…
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0144-5154e-ISSN:
1758-4078ISSN-L:
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1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao