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Reconfiguration of Automobile Assembly System using Augmented Reality Technology

증강현실을 이용한 차체 조립시스템의 재구성

  • 최홍원 (울산대학교 기계기술연구소) ;
  • 박진우 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부) ;
  • 정상영 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부) ;
  • 박홍석 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부) ;
  • 고성우 (한국풀리텍VII대학 울산캠퍼스 자동화시스템과)
  • Received : 2010.07.12
  • Accepted : 2010.09.14
  • Published : 2010.12.15
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Abstract

Nowadays, the global market requires a variety of products and shorter life cycle to fulfill the diverse demands of customers. To survive in the turbulent and competitive markets, automobile assembly companies must design and implement manufacturing systems that respond rapidly to market demands. In this paper, methods for reconfiguring system based on modular concept is proposed using AR(Augmented reality) technologies. First, the relationship matrixes between change drivers and system components are generated to divide existing manufacturing system to each module. And, new change drivers are selected based on required function in new system. Through the modification of relationship matrix, the concept design of new system is proposed and implemented in AR environment. Finally, according to proposed methods and procedure in this paper, the existing cockpit assembly system is reconfigured to spare tire assembly system as a case study. As the use of the modular-based reconfiguration method in AR environment, the time and cost for reconfiguring manufacturing system will be reduced dramatically.

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