Preface

摘要

Since its inception in 2003 the International Precision Assembly Seminar (IPAS) has created a strong international community which meets regularly to share new developments in a wide range of assembly theory and practice, report exciting research results and discuss high-impact industrial applications. The seminar also provides a forum for debating new ideas and formulating new lines of research. This book includes a selected set of papers presented at the 9th IPAS, which was originally planned to take place in the beautiful winter surroundings of Kitzbiihel, Austria between 15 and 17 March 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was instead held as a virtual seminar on 14 and 15 December 2020. The main theme of the 9th IPAS seminar was the application of smart technologies for precision assembly with specific emphasis on human-centred assembly processes and systems. The book is structured into six sections: keynote paper, assembly design and planning, assembly operations, design of assembly cells and systems, human-centred assembly and assistive methods for assembly. The selected papers reflect on the dramatic impact of digital technologies in assembly with specific focus on how such technologies can be leveraged to improve assembly process performance and promote new types of human-in-the-loop assembly systems.