Preparing sampling-based motion planning for manufacturers of micro-optical components

Today, laser manufacturers investigate and invest in automated assembly approaches in order to meet the high demands on flexibility, autonomy and efficiency and to counter competitive pressure. In the project “DeLas”, a consortium of manufacturers of micro-optical components and manufacturers of assembly equipment for micro-optical components came together with researchers in automation and robotics for transferring state-of-the-art methods in their academic fields to industrial assembly scenarios. Due to a surprising lack of automation and accompanying model- and simulation-based toolchains in this industrial sector so far, automation in micro-optical assembly strongly and newly benefits from tools well-established in other sectors, such as 3d simulation, visual programming and motion planning.