用数字孪生和流程自动化,让机器人能高效缝制牛仔裤。
A Deployment Case Study in Robotic Apparel Automation: Digital Twin Integration, Interoperability, and Workforce Enablement

- 通过数字线程自动解析图纸生成机器人轨迹,减少人工编程。
- 数字孪生提前验证布局与节拍,降低工厂部署风险。
- 融合人机协作与实时监控,助力工人快速上手自动化设备。
尽管电子和汽车制造领域柔性自动化进展显著,但服装自动化仍因面料易变形而难以实现。本文以牛仔裤缝制为例,展示一套面向实际部署的机器人缝纫系统。工程层面,数字线程模块将DXF生产图转化为工艺参数与可执行机器人路径,大幅减少手动编程并支持快速切换缝制任务。同时,工作单元的数字孪生在部署前用于验证可达性与间隙、优化布局与工序顺序、评估操作员可达性,并测试与上下游任务的节拍兼容性,从而降低调试风险。实际部署中,系统通过互操作层集成协作机器人、传统缝纫机、焊接装置、吸盘夹具及设备级控制器。运行时监控与验证(包括缝线检测、碰撞检查与轨迹级校验)提升了环境变化下的鲁棒性,配套的操作员培训与引导工具则支持安装、故障排查与技术采纳。两次分阶段工厂部署(覆盖2D口袋与3D成形缝)表明,基于数字孪生的验证、数字线程驱动的任务生成、系统互操作性、运行时验证与人员培训对推动机器人服装自动化至关重要。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Despite steady advances in flexible automation in sectors such as electronics and automotive manufacturing, apparel automation remains challenging because fabrics are deformable and difficult to manipulate with robots. This paper presents a deployment-oriented case study of a robotic sewing system for denim manufacturing, emphasizing the system-level integration required for practical adoption. At the engineering level, a digital thread module parses DXF production drawings into process parameters and executable robot trajectories, reducing manual programming effort and enabling rapid re-targeting across sewing operations. In parallel, a digital twin of the workcell is used during pre-deployment to validate reach and clearance, refine layout and sequencing, evaluate operator access, and assess cycle-time compatibility with upstream and downstream tasks, thereby reducing commissioning risk. At deployment, the system integrates a collaborative robot with conventional sewing equipment, welding, suction fixtures, and machine-level controllers through an interoperability layer. Runtime monitoring and verification, including seam monitoring, collision checking, and trajectory-level validation, improve robustness under environmental variability, while operator-facing training and guidance tools support setup, troubleshooting, and technology adoption. Two staged factory deployments on denim shorts, covering 2D pocket operations and 3D garment-shaping seams, show that digital-twin-based validation, digital-thread-driven task generation, interoperability, runtime verification, and operator training are important for scaling robotic apparel automation.
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