A control system for controlling a plurality of manufacturing capsules in a manufacturing system for assembling a vehicle includes a processor and a nontransitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor. The instructions include generating vehicle assembly instructions based on the vehicular manufacturing process, one or more selected levels from among the plurality of levels, and one or more selected manufacturing cells disposed at the one or more selected levels, defining a nominal path based on the one or more selected manufacturing cells and the one or more selected levels, and controlling movement of the manufacturing capsules based on the nominal path.

A control system for controlling a plurality of manufacturing capsules in a manufacturing system for assembling a vehicle includes a processor and a nontransitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor. The instructions include generating vehicle assembly instructions based on the vehicular manufacturing process, one or more selected levels from among the plurality of levels, and one or more selected manufacturing cells disposed at the one or more selected levels, defining a nominal path based on the one or more selected manufacturing cells and the one or more selected levels, and controlling movement of the manufacturing capsules based on the nominal path.

An embodiment parallel cell based mobility production system includes a serial production line through which vehicles of various types sequentially pass to be processed, a parallel production line composed of a plurality of sublines arranged in parallel, each subline provided with a plurality of cells arranged in serials, and an inspection line in which the vehicles of various types passed through the parallel production line are sequentially fed.

An embodiment parallel cell based mobility production system includes a serial production line through which vehicles of various types sequentially pass to be processed, a parallel production line composed of a plurality of sublines arranged in parallel, each subline provided with a plurality of cells arranged in serials, and an inspection line in which the vehicles of various types passed through the parallel production line are sequentially fed.

The present disclosure provides a workpiece conveyance system that can be configured at a low cost. A first exemplary aspect is a workpiece conveyance system configured to convey a first workpiece inside a facility and raise the first workpiece, the workpiece conveyance system including: an on-floor carriage configured to be movable on a floor of the facility, the on-floor carriage including a placement part on which the first workpiece is placed; and an elevating machine configured to push up the placement part, the elevating machine being configured separately from the on-floor carriage.

A vehicle body assembling system forms a pre-buck section and a main buck section set along a transfer path of a floor assembly. A main buck unit is set at opposite sides of the transfer path in the main buck section, controls an upper portion of a side assembly in a state that a lower portion of each side assembly is pre-assembled to the floor assembly the pre-buck section, and assembles the upper portion of the side assembly and vehicle body parts using a second welding robot.

A vehicle body assembling system forms a pre-buck section and a main buck section set along a transfer path of a floor assembly. A main buck unit is set at opposite sides of the transfer path in the main buck section, controls an upper portion of a side assembly in a state that a lower portion of each side assembly is pre-assembled to the floor assembly the pre-buck section, and assembles the upper portion of the side assembly and vehicle body parts using a second welding robot.

An automatic manufacturing station (3) and a manufacturing process for workpieces (2), in particular for vehicle body parts, has a manufacturing area (4) with a plurality of program-controlled manufacturing robots (9). The workpieces (2) are externally fed to the manufacturing station (3) on production load carriers (8). The manufacturing station (3) also has a plurality of work stations (10, 11, 12, 13). A station-bound transport device (15) transports the production load carriers (8) within the manufacturing station (3).

An automatic manufacturing station (3) and a manufacturing process for workpieces (2), in particular for vehicle body parts, has a manufacturing area (4) with a plurality of program-controlled manufacturing robots (9). The workpieces (2) are externally fed to the manufacturing station (3) on production load carriers (8). The manufacturing station (3) also has a plurality of work stations (10, 11, 12, 13). A station-bound transport device (15) transports the production load carriers (8) within the manufacturing station (3).

A method for producing vehicles, in which vehicle bodies are conveyed through multiple treatment devices in order to carry out multiple work steps. In two successive work steps, work processes of different types are carried out on the vehicle bodies. The vehicle bodies are conveyed at least from a corrosion protection treatment process to a final assembly process in a surface treatment system for treating the surface of the vehicle bodies at least along some regions by a driverless transport system that has a plurality of floor-bound transport carriages which travel on a travel floor and each of which carries a dedicated drive system and is driven and moved independently of one another. Furthermore, a surface treatment system is provided for treating the surface of vehicle bodies using multiple treatment devices, wherein a driverless transport system is provided that includes a plurality of floor-bound transport carriages, on each of which a respective vehicle body is secured and which travel on a travel floor, and each transport carriage carries a dedicated drive system and can be driven and moved independently of one another.