Test-it-off: robotizované offline testování produktů

Test-it-off: Robotic offline product testing

grant

robotics, testing, optimization

The project aims to robotize existing and new workplaces for PCB testing to
optimize the use of a qualified workforce. No major modifications to existing
workplaces or work or logistics procedures will be necessary to deploy the
system. The safe collaborating robot will, using advanced computer vision
methods, pick bulky PCBs from the boxes, store them automatically in the tester,
and put them to the desired location according to the test result. One robot
serves up to two workplaces to maximize its use. In normal operation, after brief
training, the system operator, including adjusting the settings for a new type of
PCB, will be able to handle a standard worker, thereby reducing the cost to the
end customer. Another savings is created by robotizing the workplace itself.
Currently, each workplace is usually run by one worker who must perform a very
stereotypical activity. The possibility of reassigning such a worker to more
creative work is a welcome help in today's complex labor market situation. To
view the current status, adjust settings and operating parameters, a portable
device with augmented reality will be used to display information directly in the
robot workspace. In the minimal version, the system will be deployed to the
customer during the first year of the project and the knowledge gained from this
test operation will be integrated. The main result of the project will be
a functional sample of the equipment, whose further development and
commercialization will be continued by the coordinator of the project - KINALI.
Within the framework of the FIT BUT project, a set of software libraries for
visualization and configuration of the robotic workplace will be developed using
an augmented reality, which will then be released as an open-source and will
serve for teaching and research purposes. Several publications will be produced
during the project.

Materna Zdeněk, Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM) – research leader
Bambušek Daniel, Ing. (DCGM)
Beran Vítězslav, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)
Kapinus Michal, Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM)
Skokanová Jana, Mgr. (DFIT-ISD)
Smrž Pavel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (DCGM)