Potentials for Error Detection and Process Visualization in Assembly Lines Using a Parallel Coordinates Plot

Sand C, Lechler T, Schuh P, Franke J (2018)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2018

Pages Range: 10-16

Conference Proceedings Title: Applied Mechanics and Materials - Energy Efficiency in Strategy of Sustainable Production IV

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.882.10

Abstract

Assembly lines consist of chained or unchained stations, yet usually only single stations are regarded individually for process and quality analytics. Since the quality of the final product depends on interactions of process parameters along the assembly flow, it is insufficient to analyze process parameters of each station separately. Therefore, data of every single assembly station along the assembly line has to be collected and stored. To explore such a big amount of multidimensional data and their correlations, different techniques are established. In this paper, assembly flows and their respective data are visualized using a parallel coordinates plot (PCP). Here, this technique visualizes process parameter combinations along the whole assembly chain. The contribution of this paper is to prove that the presented approach enables a fast detection of stations with malicious impacts on the product quality, when it comes to complex assembly lines. The goal is to help users to detect global problems in those lines, not only single station problems. Furthermore, the relevance of various processes to the quality (good or defective) of the final good shall be revealed.

Authors with CRIS profile

Christian Sand Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Tobias Lechler Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Patricia Schuh Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Jörg Franke Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik

How to cite

APA:

Sand, C., Lechler, T., Schuh, P., & Franke, J. (2018). Potentials for Error Detection and Process Visualization in Assembly Lines Using a Parallel Coordinates Plot. In Applied Mechanics and Materials - Energy Efficiency in Strategy of Sustainable Production IV (pp. 10-16).

MLA:

Sand, Christian, et al. "Potentials for Error Detection and Process Visualization in Assembly Lines Using a Parallel Coordinates Plot." Proceedings of the Applied Mechanics and Materials - Energy Efficiency in Strategy of Sustainable Production IV 2018. 10-16.

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