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ACCLAIM Project Meeting

29 and 30 May 2018 – At the facility of SFS Intec and Solvay GmbH from the CALITO consortium in Hamburg – Germany

  • Technical status of actions of all partners
  • Design freeze of linings, hatrack and the fastening systems
  • Definition of final specification of the automation system
  • First simulations of assembly planning
  • Concepts of virtual machine with ROS and OPC-UA
  • Definition of scenarios for first tests at the validation platform of the Topic Manager Fraunhofer
  • ACCLAIM Project Meeting

    Group Picture: VISTA, CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at ZAL Hamburg (© SFS Intec).

  • ACCLAIM Project

    Lining and hatrack components in the cabin and cargo (© SFS Intec).

VISTA Kick-off Meeting

27 Feb. 2018 – At the facility of the Topic Manager Fraunhofer in Stade – Germany

Kick-off of the VISTA (Vision-based Inspection Systems for automated Testing of Aircraft interiors) consortia for joining the ACCLAIM activities.

Ergonomic Study

30 and 31 Jan. 2018 – At Airbus in Hamburg – Germany

  • Use of Motion Capture device (MoCap) to get worker movements during assembly tasks in single aisle cabin
  • Ergonomic analysis of sidewall, hatrack, ceiling, dado panel, and passenger service unit (PSU) assembly
  • Feedback regarding the ergonomic state of each assembly task
  • Ergonomic study in the cabin (© Ceit).

    Ergonomic study in the cabin (© Ceit).

ACCLAIM Project Meeting

07 and 08 Nov. 2017 – At the facility of Ceit from the SIMFAL consortium in San Sebastian – Spain

  • Technical status of actions of all projects
  • First simulations of working process environment
  • Presentation of motion capturing device and ergonomic tool
  • First concepts for assembly validation
  • OPC-UA for communication between systems
  • Group Picture: CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at Ceit (© Ceit).

    Group Picture: CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at Ceit (© Ceit).

ACCLAIM Project Meeting

19 and 20 Jul. 2017 – At the facility of CNR-ITIA from the EURECA consortium in Milan – Italy

  • Technical status of actions of all projects
  • Preliminary guidelines for design for automation
  • First concepts for automated assembly systems
  • First concepts for automated installation process and monitoring
  • Concepts for assembly simulation in VR
  • Concepts for ergonomic evaluation in the automated assembly process
  • Concepts for data management and connectivity between automated systems and VR/AR devices
  • Group Picture: CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at CNR-ITIA (© CNR-ITIA).

    Group Picture: CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at CNR-ITIA (© CNR-ITIA).

ACCLAIM Kick-off Meeting

01 Feb. 2017 – At the facility of the Topic Manager Fraunhofer in Stade – Germany

Kick-off of the project ACCLAIM (Automated Cabin & Cargo Lining and Hatrack Installation Method) with the JU and partners from the CALITO, EURECA, and SIMFAL consortia.

  • Group Picture: JU, CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at Fraunhofer in Stade, Germany (© Fraunhofer).

    Group Picture: JU, CALITO, EURECA, SIMFAL and Topic Manager at Fraunhofer in Stade, Germany (© Fraunhofer).