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History of Robotics Research and Development of Japan2007BusinessHuman Cooperation Robot for Assembly Operation Assist "Car Window Installation Assist"

Hideyuki MurayamaToyota Motor Corporation
Kousyun FujiwaraToyota Motor Corporation
Naoyuki TakesueNagoya Institute of Technology (currently Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Futoshi SuzukiAraki Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Atsushi ShibataAraki Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Kuniyasu MatsumotoToyota Motor Corporation
Hitoshi KonosuToyota Motor Corporation
Hideo FujimotoNagoya Institute of Technology
We have developed "Window Installation Assist" that enables a single operator to install a window easily. Conventionally, two operators hold both sides of front/rear windows and installed them on car bodies moving on assemply line. The installation of car window was one example requiring skilled human operators. Two assist robots for front/rear windows have worked at Takaoka Plant of TOYOTA since 2007. 16th RSJ Technical Innovations Award in 2011. 25th RSJ Best Paper Award in 2011. ファナックFAロボット財団論文賞 in 2010.
ウィンドウ搭載支援ロボットの写真
Photograph of Window Installation Assist Robot
ウィンドウ搭載支援ロボットの概略図
Schematic of Window Installation Assist Robot

Movies

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Front Window Installation Assist
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Rear Window Installation Assist

Correspondence papers

Hideyuki Murayama, Naoyuki Takesue, Kuniyasu Matsumoto, Hitoshi Konosu, and Hideo Fujimoto：Development of a Car Window Installation Assist Robot

Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, Vol.28, No.5, pp.624-630, 2010 (in Japanese).

Related papers

[1] Hideo Murayama: "Human Cooperation Robots in Automotive Factory," ROBOCON Magazine, pp.96-99, Ohmsha, Mar. 2011 (in Japanese)

[2] Naoyuki Takesue, Hideyuki Murayama, Kousyun Fujiwara, Kuniyasu Matsumoto, Hitoshi Konosu, and Hideo Fujimoto: ""Kinesthetic Assistance for Improving Task Performance -The Case of Window Installation Assist-," International Journal of Automation Technology, Vol.3, No.6, pp.663-670, 2009.

[3] Naoyuki Takesue, Hideyuki Murayama, Kousyun Fujiwara, Hideo Fujimoto: "Guidance Depending on Force-Direction and Its Application to Car Window Installation Assist Robot -TOYOTA Car Window Installation Assist Technology-," Proc. of SI2008, pp.397-398, 2008 (in Japanese)

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