Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
6867676 | Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing | 2019 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Testing and implementation of Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) could be dangerous due to the high-speed movements and massive forces generated by industrial robots. Wherever humans and industrial robots share a common workplace, accidents are likely to happen and always unpredictable. This has hindered the development of human robot collaborative strategies as well as the ability of authorities to pass regulations on how humans and robots should work together in close proximities. This paper presents the use of a Virtual Reality digital twin of a physical layout as a mechanism to understand human reactions to both predictable and unpredictable robot motions. A set of established metrics as well as a newly developed Kinetic Energy Ratio metric are used to analyse human reactions and validate the effectiveness of the Virtual Reality environment. It is the aim that Virtual Reality digital twins could inform the safe implementation of Human-Robot Collaborative strategies in factories of the future.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Authors
John O. Oyekan, Windo Hutabarat, Ashutosh Tiwari, Raphael Grech, Min H. Aung, Maria P. Mariani, Laura López-Dávalos, Timothé Ricaud, Sumit Singh, Charlène Dupuis,