Quality-oriented production planning of battery assembly systems for electric mobility

Electric mobility seems to be a viable solution for individual mobility in future. However, the use of these alternative drives is accompanied by high costs caused by the battery production. One approach to reduce the production costs is to reduce the rejection rate by integrating appropriate quality assurance measurements in assembly systems. To avoid subsequent, expensive modifications, those measurements must be integrated into the assembly system planning. Therefore, possible integrated measurement technologies for quality-critical characteristics have to be developed and evaluated for the use in the battery assembly. The results are integrated in a planning system to support assembly planners. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.