Table 2 List of symbols.

From: Digital twin-based multi-level task rescheduling for robotic assembly line

Symbol

Description

Symbol

Description

m

Total workstations

\(t_{m}\)

Moving time between assembly points

n

Total number of parts of product

\(t_{b}\)

Basic assembly time of \(task_{i}\)

N

Total number of products

\(n_{i}\)

Total number of tasks assigned to \(S_{i}\)

\(S_{i}\)

Number of workstations, \(i = 1,2,...,m\)

\(T_{i}\)

Working time of \(S_{i}\)

\(R_{i}\)

Number of robots, \(i = 1,2,...,m\)

\(Tool_{r}\)

Assembly tools available for \(R_{r}\)

\(P_{i}\)

Number of parts, \(i = 1,2,...,n\)

\(tool_{ir}\)

Tool \(R_{r}\) used to complete \(task_{i}\)

\(task_{i}\)

Task corresponding to \(P_{i}\), \(i = 1,2,...,n\)

\(T_{s}\)

Total working time

\(t_{ir}\)

Total assembly time \(R_{r}\) takes to complete \(task_{i}\)

\(L\)

Load balancing

\(t_{i}\)

Completion time of \(task_{i}\)

\(T_{s}^{\prime }\)

Total working time after disturbance

DL

Delivery time

\(L^{\prime}\)

Load balancing after disturbance

\(T_{c}\)

Cycle time of RAL

\(\Delta L_{0}\)

Initial threshold of load balancing

\(\Delta T_{s0}\)

Initial threshold of total working time

\(L_{DT}\)

Virtual load balancing

\(T_{sDT}\)

Virtual total working time

\(\Delta L\)

Threshold of load balancing

\(\Delta T_{s}\)

Threshold of total working time

\(f_{1}\)

Objective function of total working time

\(t_{t}\)

Tool switching time

\(f_{2}\)

Objective function of load balancing