Application of linear assignment model for planning of robotic printed circuit board assembly

Z. Ji, M. C. Leu, H. Wong

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Abstract

A planning method is presented for achieving shorter working-in-process and thus better productivity of printed circuit board assembly. This method finds the optimal sequence of component placement (and insertion) and near-optimal arrangement of feeders. For placement of components on a printed circuit board with a set of given feeder locations, the sequencing problem is shown to be equivalent to, and therefore solvable as, a linear assignment problem, which involves assigning n components to m feeders with the objective to minimize the total assembly time. A heuristic approach based on a linear assignment model is employed for arrangement of feeders. An example is provided to illustrate the solution generated by the proposed method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)455-460
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Electronic Packaging, Transactions of the ASME
Volume114
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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