Ford Motor Company Limited

Paul Eugene Coffman, Jr

Dimitar Petrov Filev

Fling Finn Tseng

Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin

Erica Klampfl

Giuseppe Rossi

Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa

Terrence Martinak

A constraint analysis and reliability agent executes a method for analyzing operation of a manufacturing asset, and includes the steps of collecting operation data for a machine over a plurality of predetermined time periods. The operation data includes a plurality of mutually exclusive events that describe operation of the machine. For each of the predetermined time periods, it is determined whether the machine is in an 'ON' or an 'OFF' state. Data for the &#x201c;OFF&#x201d; states is removed from the collected data to generate a filtered data set. Reliability information is then generated based, at least in part, on the filtered data set. This facilitates predictions of future machine operation.

Method for analyzing operation of a machine

Preferred embodiments include receiving input defining dimensions for a workcell and a size and location for one or more objects within the workcell, receiving input defining a walking velocity for an operator within the workcell and one or more tasks to be completed during a workcell cycle, receiving input defining one or more times and locations to complete the one or more tasks within the workcell, calculating a total walking time to complete the one or more tasks during the workcell cycle based upon the size and location of the object(s), the time(s) and location(s) to complete the task(s) and the operator walking velocity, and outputting the total walking time for the workcell cycle and a graphical representation of the workcell including the object(s) and an operator walking path between points within the workcell at which the one or more tasks are completed.

Computer-implemented method and system for designing a workcell layout

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Paul Eugene Coffman, Jr