INFLUENCE OF TASK ALLOCATION PATTERNS ON SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN HUMAN-ROBOT-COLLABORATION

摘要

Collaborative applications, where humans and robots work in a pre-defined workspace at the same time, are characterized by flexible task allocation patterns. Here, task allocation is dependent on the required degree of automation as well as on the demands by the individual processes and provided abilities by the collaborative resources. The dynamics of this allocation process influences boundary conditions for the risk assessment, which is mandatory for the industrial implementation. This paper addresses the need to understand the correlation between task allocation and exposures on the human operator. By analysing different task allocation patterns on an industrial application, the effects on operator exposure and productivity are determined.