Design for Automated Manufacturing

The course contains a selection of the following topics:

• Introduction to Manulab, design for manufacturing and automatic manufacturing
• Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 concepts and technologies
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Industrial and collaborative robots
  • Autonomous ground vehicles (AGV)
  • Data driven models
• Design for automatic manufacturing
  • Modelling and simulation with CAD/CAM-software
  • Modular product architectures
  • Design of products and components for automatic manufacturing and assembly, such as grippers and fixtures
  • Target costing and value engineering
• Lean manufacturing in context of automatic manufacturing

More details about the curriculum will provided during the start of semester.

Knowledge and skills

• Explain and apply technology and methods for computer aided design (CAD) and computer assisted manufacturing (CAM).
• Explain and apply "design for automatic manufacturing", i.e. design for robot grippers, fixtures, jigs and autonomous ground vehicles.
• Demonstrate automatic manufacturing and assembly of products by additive manufacturing, collaborative robots, robot cells and autonomous ground vehicles.
• Demonstrate use of Lean manufacturing for automatic manufacturing.

General competence:

• Identify and analyze complex problems in manufacturing and maritime industry that require solutions within computer assisted manufacturing to create value.
• Discuss cost-benefit aspects of transitioning from manual to computer assisted manufacturing.
• Reflect on societal challenges and opportunities related to using automatic robotic solutions instead of human operators.
• Discuss how robots and intelligent machines can be used with humans to achieve sustainability goals (Industry 5.0).

Learning activities generally include a mix of lectures, tutorials and practical lab/project work. A constructivist approach for learning is endorsed, with focus on problem solving and practical application of theory.