Industrial Systems Engineering
Scope
We focus on the development of methods, techniques and tools to support the design and operational management of production systems. The activities concentrate around a number of research topics:
- Mathematical modeling and optimization of industrial systems
Development of multi-criteria evaluation and optimization methods to support the design, planning and control of manufacturing systems. The main focus lies on stochastic modelling approaches to obtain robust solutions, taking into account the inherent uncertainty and variability of today’s assembly environments.
- Validation of flexible automation concepts and operator support systems
Experimental validation of flexible automation and operator support systems. We focus on the development of standardized models for digitized assembly information based on industrial standards to allow for the (automated) generation of personalized and contextualized work instructions and other support tools.
- Virtual models to support operational decisions and virtual commissioning
Development of simulation models to validate design choices and test what-if scenarios. An important research topic is the use of virtual models to perform virtual commissioning of industrial control systems/strategies and automatically generate test scenarios.
Next to this we have activities related to logistics, supply chain management, material handling and warehousing.
Topics
Augmented workers in a manufacturing cell
To Kit or not To Kit (Assembly Line Feeding)