Research Projects
Factory Automation — Harness Cable Assembly
Robotic grippers and manipulation strategies that automate wire-harness assembly.
Overview
Wire-harness assembly remains one of the last fully manual processes in manufacturing — deformable cables defeat conventional automation. We develop robotic grippers, feeders, and assembly strategies that automate terminal-to-housing assembly of ribbon cable harnesses.
The system combines orientation-aware object recognition, dedicated alignment mechanisms, and force-aware insertion control.
Demonstrations
Automated Terminal-to-Housing Assembly System for Flat Ribbon Cable Harness
Representative Publications
Automated Terminal-to-Housing Assembly System for Flat Ribbon Cable Harness
E. Choi, J. Seo, S. Lee, S. Jeong*
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (conditionally accepted) · 2026
Patents
- Automated assembly system for harness cables ↗RegisteredKR 10-2024-0072703 / -0072705 / -0072707 / -0072709 / -0072710
Funding
- Daeha Wire & Cable Co. (2022.04 – 2025.05)
- KEITI Field-Demand Environmental Technology Program — unmanned enclosed robotic–AI platform for automated hazardous-chemical analysis (2026 – , joint with Sogang Bio-Interface Institute · Tesollo)
- TIPA Green Venture Program — automated waste-collection and operator-assist vehicle systems (2022.04 – , with Ecube Labs)