Modelling Uncertainties in Human-Robot Industrial Collaborations

With the rise of Industry 4.0 technological trends, there is a growing tendency in manufacturing automation towards collaborative robots. Human-robot collaboration (HRC) motivated by combination complementary human and robot skills intelligence, which can increase productivity, flexibility adaptability. However, it still challenging to achieve safe efficient human-robot systems due dynamics presence, uncertainties dynamic environment, need for Such could relate capabilities availability, parts positioning, unexpected obstacles, etc. This paper develops time-based simulations event-based model analyse factors systems. The novelty this work systematic modelling analysis HRC scenarios through development digital while considering nature humans environments. A real-world industrial case study was redesigned into workstation. simulated scenario developed using software called Tecnomatix Process Simulate, help visualise impact on HRC. simulation illustrates analyses possible workstations, contribute future design workstations optimisation productivity.