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Wang, Q., Liu, H., Ore, F., Wang, L., Hauge, J. B. & Meijer, S. (2023). Multi-actor perspectives on human robotic collaboration implementation in the heavy automotive manufacturing industry: A Swedish case study. Technology in society, 72, Article ID 102165.
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2023 (English)In: Technology in society, ISSN 0160-791X, E-ISSN 1879-3274, Vol. 72, article id 102165Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Implementing an industrial collaborative robot for Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) in the automotive manufacturing industry is an emerging technology-driven solution aiming to increase production efficiency and reduce the human operator's ergonomic load. Successful implementation of innovative technology depends on technical feasibility and on the acceptance by the affected actors. Many studies exist that focus on the technical aspects of HRC, however, research that focuses on understanding the multi-actor concerns of HRC adoption is rare. In an effort to support the successful adoption of industrial collaborative robots, this study aims to understand the concerns of the various actors who work at the operational and management levels influencing future HRC adoption in the heavy automotive manufacturing industry. A literature review was conducted to understand the HRC implementation challenges and the methods used to investigate multi-actor involvement in advance of, and during, the implementation stage. After reviewing existing studies, the actor analysis method was selected to present the actors' perceptions using the action, factor, and goal (AFG) list to understand different actors’ opinions of HRC adoption, using a Swedish heavy vehicle manufacturing company case study. The case study results showed that the actors from the same organization had different concerns but mostly positive expectations for future HRC adoption. The actors’ perception map shows the details pertaining to Actions, Concerns, and Goals as well as the logical flow between these elements in regards to HRC future adoption. The involvement of different actor groups prior to new solution implementation contributes to a holistic view of potential implementation influences and challenges in the organization. Actor analysis can provide a set of analysis processes that comply with multi-actor perceptions to understand future adoption challenges from different perspectives. In the next step, safety-related issues and under-development standardization are the key challenges of HRC implementation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Ltd, 2023
Keywords
Actor analysis, Heavy automotive manufacturing, Human-robot collaboration, Collaborative robots, Automotive manufacturing, Automotive manufacturing industries, Case-studies, Emerging technologies, Multi actors, Swedishs, Production efficiency
National Category
Robotics and automation
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-61062 (URN)10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102165 (DOI)000890884300011 ()2-s2.0-85141925971 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-11-30 Created: 2022-11-30 Last updated: 2025-02-09Bibliographically approved
Ore, F., Ruiz Castro, P., Hanson, L., Wiktorsson, M. & Gustafsson, S. (2023). Verification of manikin motions in human-industrial robot collaborative simulations. International Journal of the Digital Human, 2(3)
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2023 (English)In: International Journal of the Digital Human, ISSN 2046-3383, Vol. 2, no 3Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Keywords
Human-robot collaboration; HRC; simulation; verification; validation; digital human modelling; DHM; industrial robot; motion capture; workstation
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Innovation and Design
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46568 (URN)
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2019-12-18 Created: 2019-12-18 Last updated: 2023-11-22Bibliographically approved
Ore, F., Jiménez Sánchez, J. L., Wiktorsson, M. & Hanson, L. (2020). Design Method of Human–Industrial Robot Collaborative Workstation with industrial Application. International journal of computer integrated manufacturing (Print), 33(9), 911-924
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2020 (English)In: International journal of computer integrated manufacturing (Print), ISSN 0951-192X, E-ISSN 1362-3052, Vol. 33, no 9, p. 911-924Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

How to design Human-Industrial Robot Collaborative (HIRC) workstations is one of the key challenges in the realisation of safe and efficient HIRC systems in industry. The aim of this paper is to present a simple method to be used in early phases of HIRC workstation design. The design method requires a simulation tool and is based on systematic design methodologies and its reference work, Pahl and Beitz ' s engineering design framework. The proposed HIRC design method consists of four phases: planning and clarifying the work task, conceptual design, embodiment design and detail design, where iteration loops back to previous phases are vital. This design method is applied in an industrial HIRC design case on assembly of a flywheel cover on a heavy vehicle engine block. In this application example, a previously developed HIRC simulation software is used to generate quantitative values on identified evaluation criteria, in this case operation time and biomechanical load. This proposed HIRC design method in combination with any type of simulation tool enables the systematic design of HIRC workstations early in the production development process.

Keywords
Human–robot collaboration; workstation design; engineering design; human–robot interaction
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Innovation and Design
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46570 (URN)10.1080/0951192X.2020.1815844 (DOI)000571966500001 ()2-s2.0-85091278101 (Scopus ID)
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2019-12-18 Created: 2019-12-18 Last updated: 2020-11-05Bibliographically approved
Ore, F. (2020). Designing workstations for human–industrial robot collaboration: Development and application of simulation software. (Doctoral dissertation). Västerås: Mälardalen University
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2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Human-industrial robot collaboration (HIRC) creates an opportunity for an ideal combination of human senses and industrial robot efficiency. The strength, endurance and accuracy of industrial robots can be combined with human intelligence and flexibility to create workstations with increased productivity, quality and reduced ergonomic load compared with traditional manual workstations. Even though multiple technical developments of industrial robot and safety systems have taken place over the last decade, solutions facilitating HIRC workstation design are still limited. One element in realising an efficient design of a future workstation is a simulation software. Thus the objective of this research is to (1) develop a demonstrator software that simulates, visualises and evaluates HIRC workstations and (2) propose a design process of how to apply such a simulation software in an industrial context.

The thesis comprises five papers describing the development of a HIRC simulation software and its corresponding design process. Two existing simulation software tools, one for digital human modelling and one for robotic simulation, were merged into one application. Evaluation measures concerning operation time and ergonomic load were included in the common software. Existing engineering design methods were applied in a HIRC workstation context to describe the utilisation of a HIRC simulation software. These developments were demonstrated in five actual industrial cases from a heavy vehicle manufacturing company.

The HIRC simulation software developed enables simulation, visualisation and evaluation of all kinds of HIRC workstations where human and robot simultaneously work in a collaborative environment including hand-guiding tasks. Multiple layout alternatives can be visualised and compared with quantitative numbers of total operation time and biomechanical load on the human body. An integrated HIRC workstation design process describes how such a simulation software can be applied to create suitable workstations. This process also includes a safety measure by which the collision forces between the industrial robot and the human are predicted. These forces have to be minimised to tolerable limits in order to design safe HIRC workstations.

The HIRC simulation software developed and the proposed workstation design process enable more efficient HIRC workstation design. The possibility of designing and evaluating HIRC alternatives for hand-guiding activities is rarely found in other simulation software. The evaluation could include different types of layout alternatives and workstations: HIRC, fully manual or fully automatic. All of these could be compared based on their total operation time and biomechanical load and thus be used in workstation design decision making.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Västerås: Mälardalen University, 2020
Series
Mälardalen University Press Dissertations, ISSN 1651-4238 ; 306
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Research subject
Innovation and Design
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46591 (URN)978-91-7485-456-5 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-02-14, Filen, Mälardalens högskola, Eskilstuna, 10:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2019-12-19 Created: 2019-12-18 Last updated: 2020-11-02Bibliographically approved
Hanson, L., Högberg, D., Carlson, J. S., Delfs, N., Brolin, E., Mårdberg, P., . . . Ore, F. (2019). Industrial path solutions - intelligently moving manikins. In: DHM and Posturography: (pp. 115-124). Elsevier
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2019 (English)In: DHM and Posturography, Elsevier , 2019, p. 115-124Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Industrial Path Solutions-Intelligently Moving Manikins (IPS IMMA) is a digital human modeling tool developed in close cooperation between academia and industry in Sweden. The academic consortium behind the software consists of expertise within applied mathematics, ergonomics, and engineering. The development of IMMA was initiated from the vehicle industries’ need of an effective, efficient, objective, and user-friendly software program for verification of manufacturing ergonomics. The “Industrial Path Solutions-Intelligently Moving Manikins” chapter consists of two main sections: the first about the commercially available tool and the second about current or recent research projects developing the software further. Commercial IPS IMMA is presented by describing the biomechanical model and appearance, anthropometrics module, motion prediction, instruction language, and ergonomics evaluation. The research projects focus on dynamic motions simulation, muscle modeling, and application areas such as human-robot collaboration, occupant packaging, and layout planning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2019
Keywords
Design, Development, Digital, Engineering, Ergonomics, Human, Modeling, Product, Production, Simulation, Software, Verification, Virtual, Visualization
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-47393 (URN)10.1016/B978-0-12-816713-7.00011-8 (DOI)2-s2.0-85081405218 (Scopus ID)9780128167137 (ISBN)
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2020-03-19 Created: 2020-03-19 Last updated: 2020-10-20Bibliographically approved
Ore, F., Reddy Vemula, B., Hanson, L., Wiktorsson, M. & Fagerström, B. (2019). Simulation methodology for performance and safety evaluation of human-industrial robot collaboration workstation design. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS AND APPLICATIONS, 3(3), 269-282
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2019 (English)In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS AND APPLICATIONS, ISSN 2366-5971, Vol. 3, no 3, p. 269-282Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

There is a strong interest in the scope of human-industrial robot collaboration (HIRC) in manufacturing industry for greater flexibility and productivity. However, HIRC in manufacturing is still in its infancy; industrial practitioners have many apprehensions and uncertainties concerning the system's performance and human operators' safety. Therefore, there is a need for investigations into design processes and methods to make sure the designed HIRC workstations successfully meet design guidelines on system performance, human safety and ergonomics for practical industrial applications. This research proposes a HIRC workstation design process. The novelty of this design process is the methodology to evaluate the HIRC workstation design alternatives by considering both performance and safety characteristics through computer-based simulations. As a proof of concept, the proposed HIRC design process is applied on an industrial manufacturing case from a heavy-vehicle manufacturing company.

Keywords
Human industrial robot collaboration, Safety, Ergonomics, Collision model, Performance evaluation, Risk assessment
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-45373 (URN)10.1007/s41315-019-00097-0 (DOI)000486179900003 ()2-s2.0-85075361362 (Scopus ID)
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2019-10-03 Created: 2019-10-03 Last updated: 2020-11-02Bibliographically approved
Gopinath, V., Ore, F., Grahn, S. & Johansen, K. (2018). Safety-Focussed Design of Collaborative Assembly Station with Large Industrial Robots. In: Procedia Manufacturing: . Paper presented at 8th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2018, 16 May 2018 through 18 May 2018 (pp. 503-510). Elsevier B.V.
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2018 (English)In: Procedia Manufacturing, Elsevier B.V. , 2018, p. 503-510Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The perceived benefits of large industrial robots for collaborative operations are characteristics such as long reach with heavy load carrying capability. Collaborative operations refers to situations where operators and robots share a workspace to complete tasks in close proximity. This mode of operation coupled with the physical characteristics of large robots represents high risks to injury and for these reasons, the safeguarding of the workspaces needs to be achieved in conjunction with the tasks to be performed within the workstation. This article will detail two workstations that was developed in a laboratory environment and are partial results of a research project titled ToMM2, whose aim was to understand safety issues associated with collaborative operations with large robots.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V., 2018
Keywords
Collaborative Operations, Hazards, Human-Robot Collaboration, Industrial Robot Safety, Risks
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-43507 (URN)10.1016/j.promfg.2018.06.124 (DOI)000547903500064 ()2-s2.0-85065654364 (Scopus ID)
Conference
8th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2018, 16 May 2018 through 18 May 2018
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2019-05-28 Created: 2019-05-28 Last updated: 2020-10-20Bibliographically approved
Ore, F., Hansson, L. & Wiktorsson, M. (2017). Method for Design of Human-industrial Robot Collaboration Workstations. Paper presented at 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing FAIM2017, 27 Jun 2017, Modena, Italy. Procedia Manufacturing, 11, 4-12
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2017 (English)In: Procedia Manufacturing, E-ISSN 2351-9789, Vol. 11, p. 4-12Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In order to fully utilise a 3D simulation software capable of evaluating hand-guided human-industrial robot collaborative (HIRC) work tasks, there is a need of a HIRC design process for early production development stages. This paper proposes a HIRC design method that uses the possibilities of the demonstrator software in the HIRC workstation design process. The method is based on Pahl and Beitz's engineering design method; it interprets all their phases and activities into HIRC design-specific ones.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V., 2017
National Category
Design Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-36679 (URN)10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.112 (DOI)000419072100001 ()2-s2.0-85029863172 (Scopus ID)
Conference
27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing FAIM2017, 27 Jun 2017, Modena, Italy
Projects
XPRES - Excellence in Production ResearchINNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2017-10-06 Created: 2017-10-06 Last updated: 2021-02-16Bibliographically approved
Gopinath, V., Ore, F. & Johansen, K. (2017). Safe Assembly Cell Layout through Risk Assessment - An Application with Hand Guided Industrial Robot. In: Procedia CIRP, vol. 63: . Paper presented at 50th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP CMS 2017; Taichung City HallTaichung; Taiwan; 3 May 2017 through 5 May 2017 (pp. 430-435). Elsevier B.V.
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2017 (English)In: Procedia CIRP, vol. 63, Elsevier B.V. , 2017, p. 430-435Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Risk assessment is a systematic and iterative process which involves risk analysis where the probable hazards are identified and corresponding risks are evaluated along with solutions to mitigate the effect of these risks. In this article the outcome of a risk assessment process will be detailed where a large industrial robot is being used as a intelligent and flexible lifting tool that can aid operators in assembly tasks. The realization of a collaborative assembly station has several benefits such as increased productivity and improved ergonomic work environment. The article will detail the design of the layout of a collaborative assembly cell which takes into account the safety and productivity concerns of automotive assembly plants. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V., 2017
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-36491 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2017.03.160 (DOI)000418465500073 ()2-s2.0-85028677171 (Scopus ID)
Conference
50th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CIRP CMS 2017; Taichung City HallTaichung; Taiwan; 3 May 2017 through 5 May 2017
Projects
INNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2017-09-21 Created: 2017-09-21 Last updated: 2020-10-20Bibliographically approved
Ore, F., Reddy Vemula, B., Hanson, L. & Wiktorsson, M. (2016). Human - Industrial Robot Collaboration: Application of Simulation Software for Workstation Optimisation. Paper presented at 6th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems CATS16, 16 May 2016, Göteborg, Sweden. Procedia CIRP, 181-186
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2016 (English)In: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, p. 181-186Article in journal (Refereed) Published
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-32859 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2016.02.002 (DOI)000376432200030 ()2-s2.0-84994071229 (Scopus ID)
Conference
6th CIRP Conference on Assembly Technologies and Systems CATS16, 16 May 2016, Göteborg, Sweden
Projects
XPRESINNOFACTURE - innovative manufacturing development
Available from: 2016-09-23 Created: 2016-08-24 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved
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Identifiers
ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-2401-0380

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