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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for flexible manufacturing. This study proposes a human-machine collaboration system and digital twin model to enhance production adaptability and optimize human-robot task allocation for dynamic demand.

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  • Industrial Automation
  • Operations Research

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic drastically increased demand for medical supplies, exposing limitations in current production lines' flexibility and efficiency.
  • Existing manufacturing systems struggle to dynamically adapt to fluctuating market demands, particularly during global health crises.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a flexible human-machine collaborative production system capable of dynamic adaptation to market demands.
  • To enhance manufacturing shop production flexibility through a digital twin community model and inter-community fusion.
  • To optimize human and machine involvement in production processes for improved efficiency and load balancing.

Main Methods:

  • Established a parallel production line as a "parallel community" and constructed a digital twin community model for an intelligent workshop.
  • Developed a digital twin-driven intra-community process optimization algorithm utilizing hierarchical reinforcement learning.
  • Optimized the proportion of human and machine involvement in work to improve overall production efficiency and load balancing.

Main Results:

  • The proposed human-machine collaborative system demonstrated enhanced production flexibility and adaptability.
  • The digital twin community model facilitated fusion and interaction, boosting manufacturing shop flexibility.
  • The hierarchical reinforcement learning algorithm effectively optimized human-robot task allocation for dynamic demand scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The intelligent scheduling strategy, driven by digital twins and hierarchical reinforcement learning, significantly improves production line adaptability to dynamic demand and changes.
  • Human-machine collaboration systems are crucial for creating resilient and responsive manufacturing environments in the face of global disruptions.
  • The digital twin community model offers a viable framework for enhancing flexibility in intelligent workshops.