Abstract: Despite the importance of product repairability, current methods for assessing and grading repairability are limited, which hampers the efforts of designers, remanufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and ...

Abstract: Product disassembly is integral to remanufacturing and recovery operations of end-of-use devices. Traditionally, disassembly has been conducted manually with significant safety risks to human workers. In recent years, ...

Abstract: Robotic technology can benefit disassembly operations by reducing human operators' workload and assisting them with handling hazardous materials. Safety consideration and prediction of the human movement are priorities in ...

Abstract: Disassembly is an essential step for remanufacturing end-of-life (EOL) products. Optimization of disassembly sequences and the utilization of robotic technology could alleviate the labor-intensive nature of dismantling ...