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by Ahmad Barari and Marcos Sales Guerra Tsuzuki

Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(3), 1545; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app13031545 - 25 Jan 2023

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Smart manufacturing processes and systems have received great attention through the latest innovations, ongoing efforts, and best practices in the Industry 4 [...] Full article

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Knowledge-Based Automated Mechanical Design of a Robot Manipulator

by Robert Pastor, Milan Mihola, Zdeněk Zeman and Adam Boleslavský

Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(12), 5897; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12125897 - 09 Jun 2022

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Design methods have been improving with an increasing level of algorithmic support for some time. The most recent advances include generative design and various optimization methods. However, the automated design tools are often focused on a single stage of the design process, for [...] Read more.

Design methods have been improving with an increasing level of algorithmic support for some time. The most recent advances include generative design and various optimization methods. However, the automated design tools are often focused on a single stage of the design process, for example, kinematics design, mechanical topology, or drive selection. In this paper, we show the whole design process of a robotic manipulator in an automated workflow. The method consisted of two main parts: a genetic optimization of the kinematic structure and an iterative automated CAD design. The method was then applied to a case study in which a manipulator with five degrees of freedom for a handling task was designed. Full article

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Production Scheduling Methodology, Taking into Account the Influence of the Selection of Production Resources

by Piotr Ciepliński, Sławomir Golak, Marcin Blachnik, Katarzyna Gawryś and Adam Kachel

Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(11), 5367; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12115367 - 26 May 2022

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The overwhelming majority of methodologies for the flexible flow shop scheduling problem proposed so far have a common feature, which is the assumption of constant time and cost for the execution of individual technological operations (ignoring an optimal selecting combination of individual employees [...] Read more.

The overwhelming majority of methodologies for the flexible flow shop scheduling problem proposed so far have a common feature, which is the assumption of constant time and cost for the execution of individual technological operations (ignoring an optimal selecting combination of individual employees and tools). Even if the existence of the influence of the selection of production resources on the course of operations is signaled in the available works, the research so far has not focused on the measurable effect of such a solution that takes into account this phenomenon in scheduling. The proposed production scheduling methodology, including the influence of employees and tools, turned out to be more effective in terms of minimizing the maximum completion time and the cost of the production process compared to existing solutions. The efficiency of the new proposed scheduling methodology was assessed using examples of four technological processes. The research was carried out on the basis of a dedicated adaptation of the Monte Carlo optimization algorithm in order to determine the actual effect of the new solution. The algorithm itself is not an integral part of the proposed solution, and the universal methodology developed will ensure significant profit for any optimization algorithm correctly implemented. Full article

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Framework of 2D KDE and LSTM-Based Forecasting for Cost-Effective Inventory Management in Smart Manufacturing

by Myungsoo Kim, Jaehyeong Lee, Chaegyu Lee and Jongpil Jeong

Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2380; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12052380 - 24 Feb 2022

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Over the last decade, the development of machine-learning models has enabled the design of sophisticated regression models. For this reason, studies have been conducted to design predictive models using machine learning in various industries. In particular, in terms of inventory management, forecasting models [...] Read more.

Over the last decade, the development of machine-learning models has enabled the design of sophisticated regression models. For this reason, studies have been conducted to design predictive models using machine learning in various industries. In particular, in terms of inventory management, forecasting models predict historical market demand, predict future demand, and enable systematic inventory management. However, in most small and medium enterprise (SMEs), there is no systematic management of data, and because of the lack of data and the volatility of random data, it is difficult for prediction models to work well. Since the predictive model is a core function derived from the management of the enterprise’s inventory data, the poor performance of the model causes the company’s inventory data-management system to be degraded. Companies that have poor inventory data because of this vicious cycle will continue to have difficulty introducing data-management systems. In this paper, we propose a framework that can reliably predict the inventory data of a firm by modeling the volatility of a firm stochastically. The framework makes the prediction using the point prediction model by means of LSTM(Long Short Term Memory), the 2D kernel density function, and the prediction result reflecting inventory-management cost. Through various experiments, the necessity of interval prediction in demand prediction and the validity of the cost-effective prediction model through the readjustment function were shown. Full article

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Using Feedback Strategies in Simulated Annealing with Crystallization Heuristic and Applications

by Guilherme C. Duran, André K. Sato, Edson K. Ueda, Rogério Y. Takimoto, Hossein G. Bahabadi, Ahmad Barari, Thiago C. Martins and Marcos S. G. Tsuzuki

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(24), 11814; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app112411814 - 13 Dec 2021

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This paper represents how typical advanced engineering design can be structured using a set of parameters and objective functions corresponding to the nature of the problem. The set of parameters can be in different types, including integer, real, cyclic, combinatorial, interval, etc. Similarly, [...] Read more.

This paper represents how typical advanced engineering design can be structured using a set of parameters and objective functions corresponding to the nature of the problem. The set of parameters can be in different types, including integer, real, cyclic, combinatorial, interval, etc. Similarly, the objective function can be presented in various types including integer (discrete), float, and interval. The simulated annealing with crystallization heuristic can deal with all these combinations of parameters and objective functions when the crystallization heuristic presents a sensibility for real parameters. Herein, simulated annealing with the crystallization heuristic is enhanced by combining Bates and Gaussian distributions and by incorporating feedback strategies to emphasize exploration or refinement, or a combination of the two. The problems that are studied include solving an electrical impedance tomography problem with float parameters and a partially evaluated objective function represented by an interval requiring the solution of 32 sparse linear systems defined by the finite element method, as well as an airplane design problem with several parameters and constraints used to reduce the explored domain. The combination of the proposed feedback strategies and simulated annealing with the crystallization heuristic is compared with existing simulated annealing algorithms and their benchmark results are shown. The enhanced simulated annealing approach proposed herein showed better results for the majority of the studied cases. Full article

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CNN-Based Fault Detection for Smart Manufacturing

by Dhiraj Neupane, Yunsu Kim, Jongwon Seok and Jungpyo Hong

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(24), 11732; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app112411732 - 10 Dec 2021

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A smart factory is a highly digitized and networked production facility based on smart manufacturing. A smart manufacturing plant is the result of intelligent systems deployed in the factory. Smart factories have higher production volumes and are prone to machine failures when operating [...] Read more.

A smart factory is a highly digitized and networked production facility based on smart manufacturing. A smart manufacturing plant is the result of intelligent systems deployed in the factory. Smart factories have higher production volumes and are prone to machine failures when operating in almost all applications on a daily basis. With the growing concept of smart manufacturing required for Industry 4.0, intelligent methods for detecting and classifying bearing faults have become a subject of scientific research and interest. In this paper, a deep learning-based 1-D convolutional neural network is proposed using the time-sequence bearing data from the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) bearing database. Four different sets of data are used. The proposed method achieves state-of-the-art accuracy even with a small amount of training data. For the sensitivity analysis of the proposed method, metrics such as precision, recall, and f-measure are determined. Next, we compare the proposed method with a 2-D CNN that uses two-dimensional image illustrations of raw data as input. This method shows the effectiveness of using 1-D CNNs over 2-D CNNs for time-sequence data. The proposed method is computationally inexpensive and outperforms the most complex and computationally intensive algorithms used for bearing fault detection and diagnosis. Full article

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An Optimization Tool for Production Planning: A Case Study in a Textile Industry

by Rodrigo Ferro, Gabrielly A. Cordeiro, Robert E. C. Ordóñez, Ghassan Beydoun and Nagesh Shukla

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(18), 8312; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11188312 - 08 Sep 2021

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The textile industry is an important sector of the Brazilian economy, being considered the fifth largest textile industry in the world. To support further growth and development in this sector, this document proposes a process for production analysis through the use of Discrete [...] Read more.

The textile industry is an important sector of the Brazilian economy, being considered the fifth largest textile industry in the world. To support further growth and development in this sector, this document proposes a process for production analysis through the use of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and optimization through genetic algorithms. The focus is on production planning for weaving processes and optimization to help make decisions about batch sizing and production scheduling activities. In addition, the correlations between some current technological trends and their implications for the textile industry are also highlighted. Another important contribution of this study is to detail the use of the commercial software Tecnomatix Plant Simulation 13^®, to simulate and optimize a production problem by applying genetic algorithms with real production data. Full article

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Smart Topology Optimization Using Adaptive Neighborhood Simulated Annealing

by Hossein R. Najafabadi, Tiago G. Goto, Mizael S. Falheiro, Thiago C. Martins, Ahmad Barari and Marcos S. G. Tsuzuki

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5257; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11115257 - 05 Jun 2021

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Topology optimization (TO) of engineering products is an important design task to maximize performance and efficiency, which can be divided into two main categories of gradient-based and non-gradient-based methods. In recent years, significant attention has been brought to the non-gradient-based methods, mainly because [...] Read more.

Topology optimization (TO) of engineering products is an important design task to maximize performance and efficiency, which can be divided into two main categories of gradient-based and non-gradient-based methods. In recent years, significant attention has been brought to the non-gradient-based methods, mainly because they do not demand access to the derivatives of the objective functions. This property makes them well compatible to the structure of knowledge in the digital design and simulation domains, particularly in Computer Aided Design and Engineering (CAD/CAE) environments. These methods allow for the generation and evaluation of new evolutionary solutions without using the sensitivity information. In this work, a new non-gradient TO methodology using a variation of Simulated Annealing (SA) is presented. This methodology adaptively adjusts newly-generated candidates based on the history of the current solutions and uses the crystallization heuristic to smartly control the convergence of the TO problem. If the changes in the previous solutions of an element and its neighborhood improve the results, the crystallization factor increases the changes in the newly random generated solutions. Otherwise, it decreases the value of changes in the recently generated solutions. This methodology wisely improves the random exploration and convergence of the solutions in TO. In order to study the role of the various parameters in the algorithm, a variety of experiments are conducted and results are analyzed. In multiple case studies, it is shown that the final results are well comparable to the results obtained from the classic gradient-based methods. As an additional feature, a density filter is added to the algorithm to remove discontinuities and gray areas in the final solution resulting in robust outcomes in adjustable resolutions. Full article

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