The commercially available smart camera is not able to compensate different illumination conditions. With the aid of an adaptive light control, lightning can be adapted in real time. So, optical features can be detected on battery cells to ensure the correct mounting orientation. Feedback ist given to the operator via a smart light. Quality results are stored on RFID tags.

A first demonstrator was developed at KIT for the process step of battery assembly. On this adapted assembly table, the assembly of cylindrical battery cells into a battery module is monitored optically. An assembly error in this step can lead to rejects of the module up to danger for the worker. Therefore, the correct orientation of the cells is continuously monitored and the worker is given feedback on his process via an intuitive display medium. The existing process chain and possible expansion stages have already been mapped in a discrete-event simulation. The model enables the prediction of feasible unit quantities and costs as well as the identification of bottlenecks.