Mechatronic Simulation Approach for the Process Planning of Energy-Efficient Handling Systems

The conventional process planning of handling systems does not involve energy consumption analysis of handling machines. Therefore, many opportunities are still available in order to reduce the energy consumption of those machines. In this book, a mechatronic simulation approach that is used to analyze the system behavior and energy consumption of handling machines is presented. The case study on a manufacturing cell shows that using this approach, planning engineers are able to reduce the energy consumption of industrial robots up to 20%.