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HUMAN-MACHINE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND DEXTERITY HYBRID AUGMENTATION IN ADVANCED RECYCLING MANUFACTURING (HARMONICA)

Objective

Workers in advanced recycling manufacturing face a variety of risks. These include exposure to hazardous chemicals, dust, and biological agents, in addition to physical hazards associated with heavy machinery and repetitive movements. These risks can lead to respiratory problems, skin irritation, physical injuries, and chronic health issues. HARMONICA’s unique vision is to transform current cognitive and physical augmentation technologies into more supportive tools for operators within the contexts of hazardous environments such as within advanced recycling manufacturing.
To do this, HARMONICA starts from a human centric perspective and enabled digital twin modelling. This will leverage the safety and efficiency of human operators in dynamics and hazardous environments through a Psy-PhyTwin which embeds cognitive and physical submodels of workers into an industrial digital twin. This is a paradigm shift from machine-centric to a human-inclusive ecosystem within which people and technology develop together. Context-aware perception enhanced by photonics provides precise insight into shop-floor dynamics. Semi-autonomous mobile manipulators (AMMs) will be developed to relieve workers from the more dangerous and fatiguing tasks, enabling them to focus on skilled, creative, and supervisory roles. A mixed-reality learning environment accelerates training and continuous upskilling for workers, managers, and supervisors, supporting coaching, workflow optimisation, and process safety. This will be based on project work that moves beyond efficiency-driven paradigms towards more human centric work spaces and tooling. The guiding principles within HARMONICA are participatory co-design, explainable and controllable technology, equitable access to training, lifelong learning, and alignment of digital innovation with environmental and societal sustainability.

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THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
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€ 1 066 260,00
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UNIVERSITY ROAD LANYON BUILDING
BT7 1NN BELFAST
United Kingdom

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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