Software framework concept with visual programming and digital twin for intuitive process creation with multiple robotic systems |
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| Affiliation: | 1. BIBA – Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH at the University of Bremen, Hochschulring 20, 28359, Bremen, Germany;2. Cellumation GmbH, Kleiner Ort 7, 28357, Bremen, Germany;3. University of Bremen, Faculty of Production Engineering, Badgasteiner Straße, 28359, Bremen, Germany;1. Xidian University, Xi''an, China;2. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;3. University of Patras, Patras, Greece;4. Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany;1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China;2. Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture at Shandong University, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250061, PR China;1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, China;2. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen''s University Belfast, United Kingdom;3. Northern Ireland Technology Centre, Queen''s University Belfast, United Kingdom;1. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;3. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, Hubei, China;1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Automotive Components, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;2. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Automotive Components Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;3. Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Xiangyang 441000, China |
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| Abstract: | With the progressive digitalization in industrial manufacturing, the usage of complex robotic systems in both intralogistics and production is expected to increase. This proposes a challenge for planners and shop floor workers, as programming and interacting with these various systems leads to a high cognitive load. Especially the broad range of different manufacturer specific software leads to a number of problems, e.g. the program-synchronization between different systems and the often necessary workshops for workers. These problems can lead to inefficient programming and planning operations, bad worker satisfaction and human errors. In this paper, we present a modular, system agnostic and human centered software framework that unifies the programming of different systems, to enable centralized and intuitive system programming for non-expert operators. Our software framework utilizes visual programming concepts together with an integrated digital twin of the factory and a novel graph-based programming interface. We explain our concept in detail and describe our validation through integration into a realistic industrial setup with three different systems. In addition, we provide an evaluation of our concept's usability with an experimental user study and discuss the results of the study and the software implementation. Our study results show that even non-technical users are able to use our software after a brief introduction to create complex processes that involve multiple machines working in parallel. All users reported high usability and expert users reported that the visual process editor has enough features to create processes for industrial applications. Finally, we conclude this paper by providing an outlook on future work and use-cases of our software. |
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