The AAPF fault-tolerant method for small and complex product assembly. (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lyu, Huanpei; Zhang, Libin; Tan, Dapeng; Xu, Fang
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Volume 236:Number 8(2022)
• Page Start: 1007
• Page End: 1021
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: Small and complex products -- stability and efficiency of assembly processes -- 2P circuit breaker controller -- AAPF -- LS-SVM -- fault-tolerant control; Mechanical engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; 629.8
• DOI: 10.1177/09544054211059277
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-4054

Abstract

Fault-tolerant control should be considered during assembly to ensure stability and efficiency of the assembly process. The paper proposes a fault-tolerant method to improve stability and efficiency during the assembly of small and complex products. The fault-tolerant method model was initially constructed, then an adaptive artificial potential field control algorithm (AAPF) was introduced to control related assembly tasks based on changes in assembly information. Next, active and passive fault tolerance methods were integrated using a least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM). Finally, the assembly of a 2P circuit breaker controller assembly with leakage protection was used as an example to verify the proposed assembly method. The experimental results demonstrated that the AAPF fault-tolerant method showed promising fault-tolerance capabilities for the assembly of small and complex products. Not only could it coordinate the number of tasks for each assembly robot, but it also effectively reduced the number of tasks that accumulated due to faults. The method proposed in this paper could effectively guarantee assembly stability and efficiency during small and complex product assembly.