Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
$74,921.00
The SeatBOT: An Unmanned System for Improving Quality Assurance in the Automotive Industry
EF 2014-15
Résumé
416 Automation has been a supplier of calibration and test equipment to the automotive seating industry forover a decade and has developed its own unique designs over the years. 416 Automation is 1 of 4 well-knowncompanies in North America that provides such solutions and the only company that is Canadian. The industryhas changed dramatically in the past few years. The need for automated or unmanned systems has increaseddue to the pressure coming from manufacturing overseas. The objective of this project is to build a system withits sole purpose being to eliminate the need for an operator to perform a functional/electrical test to automotiveseats. There are hundreds of automotive seating plants in North America looking to implement this type ofsystem in to their manufacturing process to increases profits and productivity. Collaboration between 416 andHumber College is essential for the successful completion of this project, and provides a real world learningexperience for the students involved while allowing 416 Automation to stay competitive in the expandingautomotive seating industry.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
469181-2014
Name nom
Keating, Laura
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
1662
Institution établissement
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
74921
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
2601
Research subject group en
Robotics
Research subject group fr
Robotique
Research subject en
Robotic control
Research subject fr
Systèmes de commande
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
The SeatBOT: An Unmanned System for Improving Quality Assurance in the Automotive Industry
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
416 Automation has been a supplier of calibration and test equipment to the automotive seating industry forover a decade and has developed its own unique designs over the years. 416 Automation is 1 of 4 well-knowncompanies in North America that provides such solutions and the only company that is Canadian. The industryhas changed dramatically in the past few years. The need for automated or unmanned systems has increaseddue to the pressure coming from manufacturing overseas. The objective of this project is to build a system withits sole purpose being to eliminate the need for an operator to perform a functional/electrical test to automotiveseats. There are hundreds of automotive seating plants in North America looking to implement this type ofsystem in to their manufacturing process to increases profits and productivity. Collaboration between 416 andHumber College is essential for the successful completion of this project, and provides a real world learningexperience for the students involved while allowing 416 Automation to stay competitive in the expandingautomotive seating industry.
