Automated sheet metal handling in the automotive industry using robot manipulators is a standard in modern production. However, the desire of automotive companies to speed up the production process on the assembly line and at the same time to reduce expensive hardware components poses new challenges for robotics. Excessively rapid movement of flexible parts or sheet metal can either lead to its plastic deformation or increase the decay time of the vibrations to such an extent that it is necessary to wait before the part can be further processed, for example by welding. The traditional approach to solving these problems is to add fixing points for the part and/or to allow for waiting times at the end of the robot movement to ensure that the sheet metal vibration subsides. This means that more effort than necessary has to be put into the hardware setup or a poor cycle time has to be accepted. In our work, we propose to improve virtual commissioning systems by conducting a deeper analysis of the dynamics of sheet metal parts during its movement by the robot. To achieve this, a three-step optimization strategy is proposed. The first step is a structural transient analysis of the thin metal part under disturbances that arise during its movements. The second step is the creation of a substitute model, which is trained on the basis of the data obtained in the first phase and considerably reduces the computing time required compared to the time needed for a finite element method (FEM) simulation. Subsequently, this is used to optimize robotic handling efficiency by optimizing the robot trajectory. By addressing the challenges posed by sheet metal dynamics, enhanced process control, reduced cycle times, and ultimately, improved manufacturing outcomes are anticipated.


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    Title :

    Towards Automotive Manufacturing Efficiency: Enhanced Virtual Commissioning Simulation for Dynamic Sheet Metal Handling Optimization


    Additional title:

    ARENA2036



    Conference:

    Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production ; 2024 ; Stuttgart, Germany November 21, 2024 - November 22, 2024



    Publication date :

    2025-06-20


    Size :

    8 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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