Method of usability for mobile robotics in a manufacturing environment

The future demand of customers requires an increasing variability and complexity of the fabrication process. The requirements for flexibility in the fields of logistics and handling can be met by the abilities of mobile robotics. Currently, the presented use of mobile robots is rather confined, although these machines are highly flexible. The main objective of this research paper is the generation of a general schedule of robot skills based on a flow chart. This model serves to evaluate parameters of environment and product characteristics together with robot abilities, the whole being subsequently analysed by a specific algorithm.