Qiuli Yu
ABSTRACT
With advances in computer technology and digital human modeling methodology, it is possible to predict risks of potential injuries during manufacturing design prior to production, and make proactive ergonomic design for manufacturing assembly workstations involving human-machine interfaces. However, the productivity of manufacturing systems may be decreased, and this negative impact is difficult to evaluate in experimental and manufacturing environments. This research focuses on productivity issue for an automotive assembly workstation involving a lift assist device. To evaluate the productivity of the assembly workstation interfered by proactive ergonomic design, a prescriptive model of the automotive assembly system is developed and simulated with ProModel. This model and its simulation can not only evaluate the productivity, but also determine the maximum conveyor speed. Furthermore, this methodology using ProModel simulation to evaluate productivity and utilization described in this paper can be extended to evaluating other human-machine systems with dynamic, stochastic, and discrete-event characteristics.
- Chaffin, D. B. 1997. Biomechanical aspects of workplace design. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 772--789. Wiley.Google Scholar
- Duffy, V. G. 2004. Using the virtual build methodology for computer-aided ergonomics and safety, In Proceedings of 2004 Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing: Agility and Hybrid Automation, 460--469.Google Scholar
- Duffy, V. G., M. Z. Jin, B. Eksioglu, Q. L. Yu, J. H. Kang, and J. Y. Du. 2005. Virtual design optimization tool for improved human-machine interaction, In Proceedings of 2005 Human and Computer Interface International Conference.Google Scholar
- Harrell, C. R. and R. N. Price. 2003. Simulation modeling using ProModel technology. In Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Harrell, C. R., Biman K. Ghosh, and Royce O. Bowden 2004. Simulation Using ProModel, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Productivity simulation with promodel for an automotive assembly workstation involving a lift assist device
Recommendations
A heijunka study for automotive assembly using discrete-event simulation: a case study
WSC '20: Proceedings of the Winter Simulation ConferenceThe automotive manufacturing industry is constantly challenged with an unpredictable costumer demand with considerable fluctuation. In addition, the number of products and the complexity is constantly growing. These characteristics make it very ...
Simulation-aided design of an automotive assembly cell
Computer simulation is a popular and immensely powerful tool used in the design and the subsequent analysis of manufacturing systems. The popularity of simulation is due to its ability to model systems in a fast and cost effective way, its flexibility ...
A meta-model based simulation optimization using hybrid simulation-analytical modeling to increase the productivity in automotive industry
Simulation modeling is one of the most useful techniques to analyze and evaluate the dynamic behavior of the complex manufacturing systems. Combining the mathematical power of an analytical method and the modeling capability of simulation with ...
Comments