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Max Ferguson, Kincho Law, Raunak Bhinge, Yung-Tsun Lee
The application of machine learning techniques in the manufacturing sector provides opportunities for increased production efficiency and product quality. In this paper, we describe how audio and vibration data from a sensor unit can be combined with
Mobile manipulators are being marketed around the world as single manufacturer systems (i.e., robot arm and vehicle manufactured by the same organization) and as independent robot arms, from a different manufacturer and integrated with automatic guided
Ariyan M. Kabir, Krishnanand N. Kaipa, Jeremy Marvel, Satyandra K. Gupta
This paper presents planning algorithms for robotic cleaning of stains on non-planar surfaces. Access to different portions of the stain may require frequent repositioning and reorienting of the object. Some portions with prominent stain may require
Felix Kim, Edward Garboczi, Shawn P. Moylan, John Slotwinski
Pore structures of additively manufactured metal parts were investigated with X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT). Disks made of a cobalt-chrome alloy were produced using laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF) processes. The additive manufacturing processing
Felix Kim, Edward Garboczi, Shawn P. Moylan, John Slotwinski
X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) revealed pore structure and defects of additively manufactured metal parts produced with various processing parameters. A thresholding procedure involving a local thresholding algorithm was developed where the local
Berc Kalanyan, William A. Kimes, Ryan Beams, Stephan J. Stranick, Elias J. Garratt, Irina Kalish, Albert Davydov, Ravindra Kanjolia, James E. Maslar
High volume manufacturing of devices based on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) ultra-thin films will require deposition techniques that are capable of reproducible wafer-scale growth with monolayer control. To date, TMD growth efforts have largely
Shaw C. Feng, William Z. Bernstein, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney
The need for capturing knowledge in the digital form in design, process planning, production, and inspection has increasingly become an issue in manufacturing industries as the variety and complexity of product lifecycle applications increase. Both
Roger V. Bostelman, YaShian Li-Baboud, Steven Legowik, Tsai H. Hong, Sebti Foufou
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intelligent Systems Division has collected data detailing the performance measurement of a mobile manipulator, i.e., an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) with onboard robot arm from two different
Douglas Thomas, Anand M. Kandaswamy, Joshua D. Kneifel
The Pareto principle posits that roughly 80 % of a problem is due to 20 % of the causes, allowing for the targeting of specific efficiency solutions. This paper examines whether the resources used in production are consistent with this principle and then
The purpose of rigid-body registration is to find a rotation and translation which transforms one coordinate frame to another. The procedure requires measurement of common points (fiducials) in both frames. Noise and possible bias in the acquired locations
Since 2004 standards for calibration of CD-AFM tip width have been available both commercially and through national metrology institutes (NMIs) such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States. There have been inter
Alexandar M. Miller, Nathan W. Hartman, Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney, Jesse Zahner
The concept of Model-Based Definition (MBD) is being integrated into manufacturing companies in a variety of industries. Companies benefit from enhanced visualization, documentation, and communication capabilities offered by a 3D product representation
In order to promote traceability, consistency, interoperability and better collaboration between systems engineering and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)-based simulation activities, we propose a tool-independent description of FEA models that integrates with
Michael P. Brundage, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Toyosi Ademujimi, Badarinath Rakshith
Various techniques are used to diagnose problems throughout all levels of the organization within the manufacturing industry. Often times, this root cause analysis is ad-hoc with no standard representation for artifacts or terminology (i.e., no standard
This work presents high speed thermographic measurements of the melt pool length during single track laser scans on nickel allow 625 substrates. Scans are made using a commercial laser powder bed fusion machine while measurements of the radiation from the
Nithyananda B. Kumbla, Shantanu Thakar, Krishnanand N. Kaipa, Jeremy Marvel, Satyandra K. Gupta
Robotic bin picking requires using a perception system to estimate the posture of parts in the bin. The selected singulation plan should be robust with respect to perception uncertainties. If the estimated posture is significantly different from the actual
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Craig I. Schlenoff, Sandro R. Fiorini, Signe Redfield, Marcos Barreto, Hirenkumar Nakawala, Joel L. Carbonera, Larisa Soldatova, Julita Bermejo-Alonso, Fatima Maikore, Paulo J. Goncalves, Elena D. Momi, S. Veera Ragavan, Tamas Haidegger
Ontologies serve robotics in many ways, particularly in describing and driving autonomous functions. These functions are built around robot tasks. The goal of a recently established international study group is to develop a knowledge representation that
Anthony Downs, William Harrison, Craig I. Schlenoff
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a set of draft standard test methods for measuring and promoting software agility in industrial robots. These test methods are being used as the basis for an upcoming
As robot systems become increasingly prevalent in manufacturing environments, the need for improved accuracy continues to grow. Recent accuracy improvements have greatly enhanced automotive and aerospace manufacturing capabilities, including high-precision
Standards are an essential part of how we do business, from communication, to establishing best practices, to achieving quality control. As commerce and technology continues to diversify, standards, and standard organizations, have become increasingly
Manufacturing operations are typically complex, especially when considering industrial robot systems. The execution of robot-driven tasks requires the integration of multiple layers of hardware and software. The development and integration of monitoring
Gregory W. Vogl, Radu Pavel, Andreas Archenti, Thomas J. Winnard, Matlock M. Mennu, Brian A. Weiss, Alkan Donmez
Machine tools degrade during operations, yet accurately detecting degradation of machine components such as linear axes is typically a manual and time-consuming process. Thus, manufacturers need automated and efficient methods to diagnose the condition of
Traditional fault detection and isolation (FDI) methods analyze a residual signal to detect and iso-late sensor faults. The residual signal is the difference between the sensor measurements and the estimated outputs of the system based on an observer. The
Alexander Brodsky, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, William Z. Bernstein, M. Omar Nachawati
In this paper we report on the development of a system for managing a repository and conducting analysis and optimization on manufacturing performance models. The repository is designed to contain (1) unit manufacturing process performance models, (2)
Mehrdad Damsaz, Derek Guo, Jeff Peil, Wayne Stark, Nader Moayeri, Rick Candell
In this paper we describe measurements of wireless propagation characteristics to develop path loss models in industrial environments. The models for path loss we develop are two-slope models in which the path loss is a piecewise linear relation with the