EUREKA ITEA4 ArtWork - The smart and connected worker
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Volvo Lastvagnar AB - Volvo Group Trucks Operations |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 13 082 253 |
| Project duration | January 2024 - February 2027 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Eureka cluster co-funding |
Purpose and goal
ArtWork - the smart and connected workers - aims to address the lack of IoT-based connectivity for industrial workers that manually build complex products. The goal is to create a real-time, context-aware assistance system for workers, combining hardware and software with three main areas: -Digital Twins of the factory worker and station equipment to better plan the manual assembly production. -Smart instruction generation using an automatic reasoning engine. -Worker feedback system using real-time measurement data for better ergonomics and resource allocation.
Expected effects and result
The expected effects and results from Artwork will be: 1. Improved localization and tracking accuracy for parts, tools and worker with 10-20% to be able to generate context-aware instructions, plan what tools to use, transport material to the worker and schedule and balance the work on stations. 2. Improved First Time Through with 10-30 % by improving the support for operator. 3. Improved worker satisfaction with two levels (on scale of nine) by offering a modern and digitized workplace.
Planned approach and implementation
The European consortium collaboration fosters knowledge sharing, resource pooling and accelerates innovation enabling partners to address challenges more effectively and cross-industry learning. Artwork is divided into seven work packages, which are divided into a number of tasks and deliverables where three of them form the technical core of the project The outcomes will be tested in three industrial use cases: truck assembly, textile manufacturing, and bus assembly.