SAE Update - February 2023 - 20

TECH FOCUS:
AErOSPACE
Where the physical
and digital meet
the robot will be located at " N+1 "
and ready to drill, and the
operator will be none the wiser
that there was ever an issue.
Perhaps the most important
Industry 4.0 advancement for
automation relates to more
efficient safety. Data generated
from sensing devices throughout
a workspace can be fused
together by sophisticated AI-like
systems to track within tens of
milliseconds where humans and
robots are inside a specific area
as well as how fast and in what
direction each is moving. Done
correctly, this type of situational
awareness can be so
comprehensive and robust that it
satisfies industry safety
standards for collaborative robot
applications. This means that
humans and robots are allowed
to work and even interact within
a shared space based on
carefully defined limits and
conditions.
To dive into more detail about
how this is possible, check out
the ANSI/RIA R15.06 robot
safety standard and the
associated technical reports like
RIA TR R15.306 and R15.606.
Industry 4.0 can seem vague
and like marketing buzz at
times, but it's really just about
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February 2023
People still play a vital role in interpreting process data and conducting
work done by automation, even in an Industry 4.0 world.
how we can use a variety of digital data to better
understand our processes and make smarter
decisions faster than ever before. These capabilities
have enormous potential to offer insights into
leaning out our manufacturing systems, improving
productivity, and making our factories even safer. As
with all technological advances, the sooner you get
started testing it in your operations, the sooner you
will find the right applications and begin reaping the
rewards. n
ABOUT THE AUTHOr
Curtis Richardson has been a Technical Fellow at Spirit AeroSystems
since 2018. In this role, he works in the company's research &
technology organization leading strategic portfolio development and
execution activity related to " Accelerating the Manufacturing Learning
Curve. " In this regard, technology capabilities spanning areas including
Knowledge Based Manufacturing, Adaptive Automation, and Dynamic
Inventory Controls support elimination of waste associated with open
loop manufacturing and the resulting conventional learning cycles.
Richardson is scheduled to make a presentation on March 14 at SAE's
AeroTech conference slated for March 14-16 in Fort Worth.
UPDATE
Spirit AeroSystems
https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/ria/ansiriar1506iso13849safety
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