Source: prweb.com The Industrial Internet Consortium Publishes the Industrial Internet Reference Architecture, Version 1.9 The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™) today announced the publication of version 1.9 of the IIC Industrial Internet Reference Architecture (IIRA) Technical Report, a standards-based architectural template and methodology that enables Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system architects to design their own systems based on a common framework and concepts. First published in 2015, the IIRA identifies …Read More
Symbiotic human-robot collaborative assembly
Source: ScienceDirect Symbiotic human-robot collaborative assembly In human-robot collaborative assembly, robots are often required to dynamically change their pre-planned tasks to collaborate with human operators in a shared workspace. However, the robots used today are controlled by pre-generated rigid codes that cannot support effective human-robot collaboration. In response to this need, multi-modal yet symbiotic communication and control methods have been a focus in recent years. These methods include voice processing, …Read More
The Human-Centred Factories Event was a great success!
A4BLUE project and the ACE Factories Cluster members organised the Human-Centred Factories Event that took place on the 23rd of May in the framework of the Factories of the Future Community Days-Connected Factories Event, organised by the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA). The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium, at the Thon Hotel (75 Rue De La Loi). In the morning session, the projects debated on …Read More
Enjoying reading the A4BLUE 5th newsletter!
Welcome to the fifth newsletter of the A4BLUE project which illustrates the progress that has been achieved in the framework of our activities. Only 5 months left to end of the project, and we are very satisfied with our work to shape the workplaces of the future! We are indeed committed to make blue collar workers’ lives easier and enhance their work satisfaction via new adaptive workplaces that change and respond to their …Read More
9th Project Meeting in Madrid
CESA is hosting the 9th general partner meeting in its premises in Madrid. The fruitful discussion is being centered on the final aspects of the four use cases’ development and the organisation of the final event to be held in Toulouse, in Airbus, in September. Stay tuned for further updates!
RWTH Use case: the tool trolley’s steering with gesture
In A4BLUE (RWTH use case) we are developing an autonomous tool trolley to support workers in performing their assembly tasks. In this video RWTH is testing a small scale prototype platform of the intelligent and autonomous tool trolley as part of the smart assembly workplace. The tool trolley is equipped with a Microsoft® Kinect to detect the worker. This enables the trolley to follow the worker’s hand for detailed positioning …Read More
Human-Centred Factories Event (23 May 2019): the agenda now available
A4BLUE project and the ACE Factories Cluster members are glad to invite you to the Human-Centred Factories Event that will take place on the 23rd of May in the framework of the Factories of the Future Community Days-Connected Factories Event, organised by the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA). The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium, at the Thon Hotel (75 Rue De La Loi). The event consists of two different sessions: during …Read More
A4BLUE published a new paper on adaptive automation assembly and worker satisfaction
A4BLUE partners are pleased to share with you the new scientific paper “Adaptive automation assembly: Identifying system requirements for technical efficiency and worker satisfaction” published in Computer and Industrial Engineering Journal. The publication is dedicated to the work performed in our project to identify the various key requirements that are needed to develop an automation assembly able to adapt to operators’ individual capabilities by maintaining high levels of productivity and personal satisfaction. …Read More
A4BLUE joined the 2019 Edition of SAVE MILANO
On the 18th April 2019, A4BLUE joined the 2019 Edition of SAVE MILANO, the Exhibition-Conference on Industrial Automation and Tools. Chiara Zocchi from CiaoTech, leader of project dissemination and exploitation activities, gave a presentation on the impressive results reached in the A4BLUE beta use cases where the A4BLUE solutions and system are being testing and validating. The solutions developed will support workers in their assembly tasks by performing the hardest operations …Read More
A method for planning human robot shared tasks
Source: ScienceDirect A method for planning human robot shared tasks A multi criteria method, in support of the planning of shared human robot assembly tasks is presented in this paper. CAD models are used for the extraction of a product’s assembly sequence, whilst an algorithm is applied for the generation and examination of alternative assignment scenarios. The design algorithm performs the joint planning of task-to-resource assignment and cell layout at …Read More