Applications of Heterogeneous Smart Robots in Modern Industry
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Authors
Saoudi, Anass
El-Sayed, Ahmed
Issue Date
2023-03-24
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Industry 4.0 , Collaborative Robotics , ROS Coordination
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Abstract
Industry 4.0 pushes the concept of flexible manufacturing, which means the ability to adapt to the frequent demand customization of low/high-volume production. However, this kind of production is not mostly automated, and therefore, it requires human intervention and interaction. In order to achieve that goal, robots should exhibit autonomous and intelligent functionality to adapt to the uncertainty of the environments and target changes. This work utilizes the usage of ROS (robot operating system) services as a management tool to coordinate the collaboration of different robot types for a predefined task in the industrial field. This work proposes a structured ROS approach for real-time control of heterogeneous robots. This structure provides a network of robots connected to one server (Master station), which can send & receive information to multiple robots (Nodes/Slaves) of different types. Using the proposed technique, robots will actively interact with the working environment and perform multiple tasks safely in collaboration of human workers. This solution provides a smart industrial approach, where linking two different processes/factories will be safer and faster.
Description
UB Rise 2023
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering