4th Successful Consortium Meeting

At the fourth consortium meeting, the current development progress and the achievement of the third milestone were discussed. This includes the completion of the development of the intelligent autonomous transport subsystem; the prototypes for interaction are available for further optimisation. The developed systems were also presented in the development halls…

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Successful laboratory tests of the autonomous transport system and the defined assembly and commission processes

The autonomous transport system (including the process-related smartphone interaction functions) was successfully tested in the ELROTEC halls in Werlte by the project partners BIBA, ELROTEC and BLG. The integrated lifting unit with weighing module of the autonomous transport system has been implemented, as well as the individually adjustable height of…

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Intuitive and Flexible Process Control for Autonomous Mobile Robots: A Case Study in a Large Logistics Enterprise

Although the usage of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) has many advantages, the implementation of AMRs is often hindered through expensive programming, unfavorable process requirements and insufficient operator interaction possibilities. In this paper, we present an analysis of the intralogistic processes in the technical centers of a large automotive logistics enterprise…

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MEXOT at a conference of the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute

The progress of the MEXOT project was presented as part of an exhibition of the conference “Neue Technologien und Testfelder für Wasserstraßen und Häfen” of the Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute) in Karlsruhe on October 5th and 6th, 2023. We introduced the sensory activity evaluation of…

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Intelligent Commission: The Follow-Me-Mode of Autonomous Mobile Robots

With regard to higher physical exertion of technical labour in automobile transfer, BIBA collaborates with the partners BLG LOGISTICS, ELROTEC and HUNIC on the MEXOT project, sponsored by BMDV’s programme IHATEC. The goal of the project is an ergonomic design of workplaces while also improving process efficiency. Automated transport systems…

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3rd Successful Consortium Meeting

A second milestone was reached with the development of a prototype of an elastomer switch of the exoskeleton, and a prototype of a gamification system. For this purpose, the current development stage was discussed during the third consortium meeting. The sensory exoskeleton’s elastomer switch function was discussed, as well as…

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Intelligent Context Detection in Automobile Transshipment

A central challenge in human-technology interaction with regard to (semi-)autonomous work environments is to create an intuitive process understanding for triggering supportive actions. In this article, the use of body-worn motion sensors for activity recognition is investigated wit the overall goal of process recognition. As a result, a concept is…

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Laboratory Scenario: Interaction of Prototypical Subsystems

With regard to higher physical exertion of technical labour in automobile transfer, BIBA collaborates with the partners BLG LOGISTICS, ELROTEC and HUNIC on the MEXOT project, sponsored by BMDV’s programme IHATEC. The goal of the project is an ergonomic design of workplaces while also improving process efficiency. A combination of…

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2nd Successful Consortium Meeting

After successfully completing the conception phase, the MEXOT project has started with the development phase. For this purpose, the current status of both the research and the development of all subsystems was presented during the 2nd consortium meeting. Regarding the sensory exoskeleton, the development progress for activity recognition, the exoskeleton…

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Operator 5.0: Intelligent Work Ergonomics in Automobile Handling

In industrial assembly and logistics processes, repetitive lifting of heavy loads, overhead work or forced postures lead to severe physical stress, which results in high personnel absenteeism rates and low work attractiveness. This paper is oriented towards the Operator 5.0 idea and presents a novel concept for the combined use…

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