Detailed Contents 1749
33.5 Analysis of Performance ................................................. 563
33.6 Information Required for Effective and Efficient Service .............. 563
33.7 Logistics Support ......................................................... 566
33.8 Remote Service ........................................................... 567
33.9 Tools for Service Personnel .............................................. 568
33.10 Emerging Trends: Towards a Fully Automated Service ................. 568
References ........................................................................ 569
34
Integrated Human and Automation Systems
Dieter Spath, Martin Braun, Wilhelm Bauer .................................... 571
34.1 Basics and Definitions ................................................... 572
34.1.1 Work Design .................................................... 572
34.1.2 Technical and Technological Work Design ................... 573
34.1.3 Work System ................................................... 574
34.1.4 Man–Machine System ......................................... 574
34.1.5 Man–Machine Interaction .................................... 576
34.1.6 Automation .................................................... 576
34.1.7 Automation Technology ....................................... 576
34.1.8 Assisting Systems .............................................. 577
34.1.9 The Working Man .............................................. 577
34.2 Use of Automation Technology .......................................... 579
34.2.1 Production Automation ....................................... 579
34.2.2 Process Automation ........................................... 581
34.2.3 Automation of Office Work .................................... 581
34.2.4 Building Automation .......................................... 582
34.2.5 Traffic Control .................................................. 582
34.2.6 Vehicle Automation ............................................ 583
34.3 Design Rules for Automation ............................................ 585
34.3.1 Goal System for Work Design ................................. 585
34.3.2 Approach to the Development and Design
of Automated Systems ........................................ 585
34.3.3 Function Division and Work Structuring ..................... 587
34.3.4 Designing a Man–Machine Interface ......................... 587
34.3.5 Increase of Occupational Safety .............................. 592
34.4 Emerging Trends and Prospects for Automation ....................... 594
34.4.1 Innovative Systems and Their Application ................... 594
34.4.2 Change of Human Life and Work Conditions ................ 595
References ........................................................................ 596
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Machining Lines Automation
Xavier Delorme, Alexandre Dolgui, Mohamed Essafi, Laurent Linxe,
Damien Poyard
................................................................... 599
35.1 Machining Lines .......................................................... 600
35.1.1 Dedicated Transfer Lines ...................................... 600
35.1.2 Flexible Transfer Lines ......................................... 601
35.1.3 Reconfigurable Transfer Lines ................................ 602
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