Applied Sciences (May 2023)

Research and Implementation of CPS for Transmission Front Middle Case Assembly Line

  • Dianping Zhang,
  • Xianfeng Cao,
  • Zengzhi Jin,
  • Yahui Zhang,
  • Xiaofeng Hu,
  • Chuanxun Wu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105912
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 10
p. 5912

Abstract

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As an indispensable part of the automobile factory transmission system, the transmission assembly line has a high level of automation and can play as a pioneer in the digital transformation of production. However, for the transmission production process, especially the front and middle case, there are many problems, such as a low degree of informatization, low efficiency of information transmission, and lack of a platform for rapid information release and sharing. This leads to the difficulty of timely discovery and feedback of exceptional events, resulting in low assembly efficiency. Therefore, this paper constructs its cyber–physical system (CPS) with the help of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, such as physical identification, information collection, and transmission. It contributes to improving the intelligent level of transmission of front and middle case assembly, strengthening the close integration, interaction, and collaboration between a large amount of assembly data and the physical entity of the assembly process, realizing the real-time monitoring of the transmission front and middle case assembly process, timely discovering, provide feedback, and dealing with exceptional events. In addition, scientific and effective adjustment strategies based on the data can be provided. Ultimately, the assembly efficiency of the transmission front and middle case is improved, ensuring the stability of the assembly line.

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