Time model
Separate motion, process, waiting, tool change, inspection, replenishment, planned stop and unplanned stop.
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Production rate
Measure sustained good-output rate across the real product mix, changeovers, replenishment, inspection, micro-stops and recovery.
Evidence statusEngineering decision framework · cell-specific validation requiredLast reviewed: 11 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
Robot cycle time is an input; good units per operating period is the system outcome.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Product mix
Weight variants, lot sizes, recipes, fixtures, tools and exception frequency using the expected production distribution.
Constraint
Identify whether the robot, process, feeder, machine, inspection, operator or downstream flow sets throughput.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Is the claim a best cycle, average cycle or sustained good-output rate?
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Which planned and unplanned losses are included?
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Does the test mix match expected production demand?
- 04
Where does work queue when the robot runs faster?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Timestamped state and output log over representative shifts
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Evidence package 2
Product-mix, loss and constraint breakdown
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Evidence package 3
Good units, rejects, rework and human time per period
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Peak short-run throughput cannot establish sustained capacity without representative losses, quality and staffing.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
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ISO · 1998-04
↗02ISO 9283:1998 — Performance criteria and related test methods
Provides a common measurement frame for pose, path, velocity and related manipulator performance characteristics.
ISO · 2025-02
↗ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Addresses integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of complete industrial robot applications and cells.