You will explore digital twins, virtual manufacturing environments, robot kinematics, simulation, collision prevention, conveyor flow, offline programming, and digital twin analysis.
Open each lesson in order and document your work as you move through the unit.
| Lesson | Type | Title | Focus | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Twin Development, Kinematics & Robot Selection You will learn how digital manufacturing systems are built, represented, and analyzed before physical production begins. | ||||
| Activity 3.1.1 | Activity | Digital Twin Development | Learn what a digital twin is and how virtual models can represent real manufacturing systems. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.1.2 | Activity | Virtual World | Explore how virtual manufacturing environments can test layouts, workflows, and system behavior. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.1.3 | Activity | Modeling Kinematics | Investigate how robot motion can be represented and analyzed using kinematics. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.1.4 | Activity | The Right Robot for the Job | Compare robot options using task requirements, reach, payload, precision, and workspace. | Open Lesson |
| Project 3.1.5 | Project | An Incomplete Facility | Analyze a partially developed manufacturing facility and recommend improvements using digital twin and automation concepts. | Open Lesson |
| Simulation, Motion Control & Offline Programming You will use digital simulation tools to test robot motion, prevent collisions, control conveyor flow, and program systems virtually. | ||||
| Activity 3.2.1 | Activity | Simulation Kinematics | Use simulation to analyze robot movement, joint motion, and workcell behavior before physical testing. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.2.2 | Activity | Don’t Crash! | Identify collision risks and use digital tools to prevent unsafe or inefficient robot motion. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.2.3 | Activity | Conveyor Flow and Motion Control | Study how conveyors, timing, and motion control affect material flow through a manufacturing system. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.2.4 | Activity | Offline Programming | Explore how robots and automated systems can be programmed virtually before physical operation. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.2.5 | Activity | Sorting Silicon Boules | Apply sorting logic and digital manufacturing concepts to a semiconductor-style production task. | Open Lesson |
| Activity 3.2.6 | Activity | Digital Twin Analysis | Analyze a digital twin to identify problems, evaluate performance, and recommend improvements. | Open Lesson |
| Project 3.2.7 | Project | Circuit Assembly Challenge | Use virtual integration, motion control, and process planning to solve a circuit assembly manufacturing challenge. | Open Lesson |
| Factory in Motion Challenge Problem You will combine digital systems, virtual integration, motion analysis, and workflow improvement in a final unit challenge. | ||||
| Problem 3.3.1 | Problem | Factory in Motion | Design, simulate, analyze, or improve a virtual manufacturing system that shows how products, robots, conveyors, tools, machines, and workcell layouts interact over time. | Open Lesson |
