Conceptual design of disassembly automation system for automated manufacturing with ecological recycling

Abstract

Human beings are using and consuming resources to make various products. However, the resources on the Earth are limited. Therefore, recycling of the resources is very important for human beings now and in the future. By throwing away or burning disused products, this will pollute the environment of the Earth and the resources are being exhausted. In order to reuse the resources and to protect the environment of the Earth, this paper introduces a conceptual design of disassembly automation system for automated manufacturing with ecological recycling. The system employs many robots to disassemble used products. Unlike the assembly process, the disassembly process has to deal with many uncertainties of used products. This paper explains configuration of the system, functions of the robots and some of the problems encountered.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>