A human task-oriented simulation study in autonomous production cells

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 5013-5041

  Zhang, X ^a   Schmidt, L ^b   Schlick, C M ^b   Reuth, R ^b   Luczak, H ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomous Production Cell (APC); Human factors; Human centred, 3D laser welding cell; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; GRAPH THEORY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LASER BEAM WELDING; MANUFACTURE; MARINE BIOLOGY; PETRI NETS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELDING;

AUTONOMOUS PRODUCTION CELL (APC); HUMAN FACTORS; HUMAN-CENTRED, 3D LASER WELDING CELL; PRODUCTION CELLS; SIMULATION;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 51749105609     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540701222768     Document Type: Article

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