The design of the disassembly system must consider the analysis of potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX) 1 of the area around the battery pack and, if necessary, adopt tools enabled to work in the corresponding ATEX zone.
The analysis highlights that a complete automatic disassembly remains difficult, while human-robot collaborative disassembly guarantees high flexibility and productivity. The paper introduces guidelines for designing a robotic cell to disassemble a battery pack with the support of an operator.
Analysis of emerging concepts focusing on robotised Electric Vehicle Battery (EVB) disassembly. Gaps and challenges of robotised disassembly are reviewed, and future perspectives are presented. Human–robot collaboration in EVB processing is highlighted. The potential of artificial intelligence in improving disassembly automation is discussed.
However, the current lack of standardisation in design remains a significant barrier to automating battery disassembly . Additionally, the uncertain conditions of end-of-life or damaged EVBs add to the complexity of executing the disassembly process effectively.
Design for disassembly to support circularity of EVB at their End-of-Life (EoL). This review examines the robotic disassembly of electric vehicle batteries, a critical concern as the adoption of electric vehicles increases worldwide.
In , authors identified the four mandatory tasks: handling, separation, clamping, and monitoring to pursue the disassembly of the battery pack into modules. The robot needs at least one tool for each listed task. Several works analysed the disassembly, proposing the design of specific disassembly tools.