Layout designs for robotic PCB assembly

Abstract

Describes three robot cell set‐ups which feature dynamic choice of pick‐and‐place points for retrieving and inserting components. Three robot cell set‐ups are: one‐magazine‐and‐one‐board (1M1B); one‐magazine‐and‐two‐boards (1M2B); and two‐magazines‐and‐one‐board (2M1B). Uses the same assembly sequence and component magazine assignment to evaluate the performances of these three set‐ups. Experimental results indicated that the 2M1B set‐up is more than two times superior to the 1m1B set‐up in all cases and is also superior to the 1M2B set‐up. The performance of the 1M1B set‐up is the least efficient.