Towards a Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach for Robotic Manufacturing Process Modelling with Automatic FMEA Generation

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Aleksandrs Korsunovs (1), Aleksandr Doikin (1), Felician Campean (1), Sohag Kabir (1), Eduardo Munive Hernandez (1), Darren Taggart (2), Sophie Parker (2), Gavin Mills (2)
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: University of Bradford, United Kingdom; 2: Arrival Ltd, United Kingdom
Section: Systems Engineering and Design
Page(s): 1905-1914
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.193
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

The process of generating FMEA following document-centric approach is tedious and susceptible to human error. This paper presents preliminary methodology for robotic manufacturing process modelling in MBSE environment with a scope of automating multiple steps of the modelling process using ontology. This is followed by the reasoning towards automatic generation of process FMEA from the MBSE model. The proposed methodology allows to establish robust and self-synchronising links between process-relevant information, reduce the likelihood of human error, and scale down time expenses.

Keywords: model-based systems engineering (MBSE), process modelling, process analysis, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), reliability