Table Of ContentInnovative Production
Machines and Systems
Fifth I*PROMS Virtual Conference
6–17 July 2009
Edited by
D. T. Pham
E. E. Eldukhri and
A. J. Soroka
Organised by: FP6 I*PROMS Network of Excellence
Sponsored by: The European Commission
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Contents
Sponsors ix
Preface xi
Introduction by Mr A. Gentili, European Commission xiii
Programme and Organising Committees xiv
Special Session Organisers xiv
Special Sessions Chairs and Co-chairs xv
Referee Panel xv
I*PROMS Central Coordination and MEC Teams xvii
Advanced Production Machines 1
Direct metal jetting 1
F. Feenstra, R. Houben, L. Brouwers, P. Hofmann, J. Fischer-Buehner, U. Klotz,
G. Wagner, P. Pierron
Effects of filler content and its surface treatment on the mechanical properties of selective
laser sintered glass-bead-filled polyamide 12 composites 5
D.T. Pham, A. Mousah, S. Aldahsh
Ethernet based real time control for distributed manufacturing plants in VAN 13
M. Surico, D. Panarese, F. Meo
Inkjet printing for rapid manufacturing: printing towards the future 19
R.J. Houben, L.A.M. Brouwers, A. Rijfers, M.A. Willemse
Online determination of tool run-out and wear using machine vision and image
processing techniques 23
H. Makki, R.K. Heinemann, S. Hinduja, O.O. Owodunni
Rapid Manufacturing for mass customisation 29
D.R. Eyers, K.D. Dotchev
Selective laser sintering of cement with polyamide 12 35
D.T. Pham, S.A. Aldahsh, A.M. Mousah
Sensing fixtures for process monitoring 46
B. Denkena, H-C. Möhring, K.M. Litwinski
Spatial thermal error compensation using thermal stereo via OAC controller in NC machines 52
S. Mekid
Stability prediction in turning finishing via two different methods 58
D. Olvera, G. Urbicain, D. Olvera, F.J. Campa, L.N. López de Lacalle
Fit Manufacturing 64
i-sol modeling for IT application management and business process re-engineering
– focusing on retail sales 64
M.S. Aksoy, H. Susanto
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Six sigma verses fit sigma 70
A.J. Thomas, T. Fouweather
The ‘six sigma phenomenon’ change little thing affect in huge result
– synopsis of six sigma behavior and case study project 76
M.S. Aksoy, H. Susanto
HMI & HCI 81
Interaction generation for decentralized process execution 81
T. Schlegel, S. Thiel
Multimodal interaction laboratories – an incubator for innovative human machine interaction 87
W. Beinhauer, M. Block, J. Link
Removal of communication gap 93
Z. Ahmed, S. Ganti
Wearable technology in automotive industry 99
I. Maurtua, M.A. Perez
Innovative Design 105
Designing a graphical user interface-based expert system for vibratory bowl feeder
tooling specification 105
R. La Brooy
Finite Element Design (FED) – a new approach for material and manufacturing
based design rules 114
A. Lohrengel, S. Bessling, K. Stahr, V. Wesling, P. Echtermeyer
Free-form surface partitioning for 5-axis CNC milling based on surface curvature
and chain codes 120
N.V. Tuong, P. Pokorny, L.C. Hieu
Internal high pressure assembled press fit shaft-hub connections 126
P. Dietz, J.L. Hilgermann, A. Lohrengel, G. Schäfer
Issues and design approach for product oriented manufacturing systems 131
A.C. Alves, S. Carmo-Silva
Intelligent and Competitive Manufacturing Engineering 137
Acoustic emission analysis for measuring foundry sand grain fineness number 137
C. Leone, V. Lopresto, G. Caprino, I. De Iorio, V. Tagliaferri
An experimental and statistical study of the factors affecting surface roughness
in the micromilling process 143
D.T. Pham, A.M. Elkaseer, K.P. Popov, S.S. Dimov, L. Olejnik, A. Rosochowski
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Data refinement and analysis of cutting force sensor signals for the improvement
of chip form identification accuracy 149
A. Keshari, R. Teti
Thick layer equally oriented effect on acoustic emission behaviour of carbon fibre
reinforced plastic laminates 157
V. Lopresto, C. Leone, G. Caprino, I. de Iorio, I. Papa
Manufacture of a component with concave-convex shape by backdrawing incremental
forming process 162
A. Formisano, M. Durante, A. Langella, F. Capece Minutolo
Mechanical characterization of aircraft panels stiffened using friction stir welded extruded sections 168
A. Prisco, A. Squillace, U. Prisco, C. Bitondo, G. Serroni
Selection of the cutting tools and conditions for the low speed turning of bars of magnesium
UNS M11311 based on the surface roughness 174
J.M. Sáenz de Pipaón, E.M. Rubio, M. Villeta, M.A. Sebastián
Shape memory alloy machining evaluation through cutting force sensor monitoring 180
R. Teti, T. Segreto, R. Neugebauer, C. Harzbecker
Technical and economical optimization of peripheral end milling process 186
M.N. Islam, D-W. Cho
Tool wear analysis in the composites machining through hierarchical and non-hierarchical
clustering approaches 192
D.D’Addona, R. Teti
Intelligent Decision Support 200
A data ordering method for the RULES family of algorithms 200
D.T. Pham, K. Eldbib, S. Bigot, M.S. Packianather
A study of specialisation and classification heuristics used in covering algorithms 206
S. Bigot
Crop and weed classification based on a colour and NIR sensory setup 212
S. Kodagoda, Z. Zhang, G. Dissanayake
Feature based approach for partial automatic generation of process sequences 218
B. Denkena, B. Dengler, L-E. Lorenzen
Optimal positioning of excavators in digging processes 224
A. Papachristou, H. Valsamos, A. Dentsoras
Production Organisation and Management 230
A methodology for change management in manufacturing 230
E. Oztemel, M.B. Ayhan
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An automated stowage planning system for large containerships 236
M.Y.H. Low, X. Xiao, F. Liu, S.Y. Huang, W.J. Hsu, Z. Li
Awareness as an aspect of collaborative work 242
A.J.C. Pithon
Business process reengineering: Its past, present, and future 248
J. Adebayo
Investigations to improve communication between experts 254
S.Y. Coleman, G.D. Putnik
Life cycle cost analysis and prognosis model in the aviation industry 260
B. Denkena, M. Eikötter, P. Blümel, R. Schneider, S. Khowwigkai
Managing multi-site production projects by a distributed and interoperable architecture 266
K. Ishak, B. Archimede, P. Charbonnaud
Model-based framework for dimensioning multistage grinding processes 272
B. Denkena, H. Henning
What’s the buzz about moving from flexible to reconfigurable manufacturing system? 278
A. Chaube, L. Benyoucef, M.K. Tiwari
Robotics 284
A generalized method for solving the kinematics of 3 D.O.F. reconfigurable manipulators 284
H. Valsamos, V. Moulianitis, N. Aspragathos
Application of a novel binary Bees Algorithm to a two-level distribution optimisation problem 290
S. Xu, Z. Ji, D.T. Pham, X. Zhao, F. Yu
Autonomous swing up of a robot gymnast 298
E.E. Eldukhri, D.T. Pham, A.A. Fahmy, N.B. Zlatov
A vision system for an automated cleaning robot 305
C. Griffin, T. Szecsi
A vision system of a hospital robot surveillance module 310
K.A. Mamun, R. Sherry, T. Szecsi
Developing a delivery module for intelligent hospital robot swarms 316
M.K. Hasan, A.S.M. Hoque, L. Cameron, T. Szecsi
Optimal task scheduling for a two-robot workcell 322
E.K. Xidias, P.Th. Zacharia, N.A. Aspragathos
Optimising fuzzy membership functions using the Bees Algorithm with Kalman filtering 328
D.T. Pham, A. Haj Darwish
Performance enhancement based-adaptive sliding mode assisted-recursive maximum
likelihood Estimator for sensorless control of linear motion control system 334
A. Joukhadar, D.T. Pham, Y. Dadam, Z. Mahrousa
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Structure-specified H∞ loop shaping control for balancing of bicycle robots: a particle swarm
ptimization approach 341
B.T. Thanh, M. Parnichkun, L.C. Hieu
Ultrasonic sensor bidirectional arc-carving mapping between grid-oriented related arcs 347
S. Xu, Z. Ji, D.T. Pham, A. Soroka, F. Yu
Sustainable Manufacturing 354
Analysis of the environmental impact for a turning operation of AISI 1040 steel 354
G. Campatelli
Cutting hollow shaped structures with abrasive water jets 360
E. Uhlmann, A. Coenen
Energy efficiency improvements and carbon emission abatement in European manufacturing:
a strategic decision framework in response to climate change 363
P.T. Kidd
Influence of friction, punch depth and shape factor on forces in localized-incremental
forging operations 369
A.M. Camacho, C. Vallellano, J. Garcia-Lomas, M.A. Sebastián
Innovative strategic leadership in a social enterprise: a model for change 375
L. Luo, A. Thomas
Special Session: Inspiration, Creativity and Design 381
A comparative study of developing physical and digital mood boards 381
A. Edwards, S. A. Fadzli, R. Setchi
A comparative study of using traditional user-centred and Kansei Engineering approaches
to extract users’ requirements 387
D. Halliday, R. Setchi
The constraint effect: a socio-political perspective of the design process 393
P.K. Stacey
Special Session: Optimisation using Bees Algorithms 399
A bee colony optimization algorithm with the fragmentation state transition rule for traveling
salesman problem 399
L-P. Wong, M.Y.H. Low, C.S. Chong
Application of the Bees Algorithm with TRIZ-inspired operators for PCB assembly planning 405
M.C. Ang, D.T. Pham, K.W. Ng
Applying Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) in product life cycle cost optimization 411
K. Wang, L. Dai, O. Myklebust
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Artificial Bee Colony (ABC), harmony search and bees algorithms on numerical optimization 417
D. Karaboga, B. Akay
Comparison of the Bees Algorithm (BA) and Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) abilities
on natural gas demand estimation in Iran’s industrial sector 423
E. Assareh, A. Ghanbarzadeh, M.A. Behrang
Implementing a multi-swarm bees algorithm using grid computing for multi-objective optimisation 429
D.T. Pham, H. Marzi, A. Marzi, A. Haj Darwish, J.Y. Lee, S. Otri
Optimisation of the layout of manufacturing cells using a hybrid ant algorithm 435
D.T. Pham, A.A. Afify, S. Otri
Pareto-based Bees Algorithm for multi-objective problems 441
D.T. Pham, J.Y. Lee, M. Castellani
The Bees Algorithm with attraction to global best solutions 448
D.T. Pham, M. Sholedolu, M. Packianather
Author index 457
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Sponsors
EU Sixth Framework Programme, FP6 The Manufacturing Cardiff University
Engineering
Centre, MEC
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Innovative Manufacturing Research The Institution of Engineering
ImechE Centres, IMRC and Technology, IET
Springer Schneider Electric British Computer Society, BCS
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