Showing papers in "Journal of Manufacturing Systems in 1998"

TL;DR: How all common factory control algorithms used in industry can be implemented in a multi-agent heterarchy is described, including the heterarchical architecture.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review some historical developments in the quality function deployment (QFD) and extended house of quality (EHOQ) concepts that are popular for conveniently organizing product, process, and production planning information and for processing customer requirements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the design and analysis issues involved with movable die pins, turning a matrix of die pins into a rigid tool, and the pin matrix containment frame, are addressed.

TL;DR: In this article, a generative process planning system for sheet metal bending press brakes is described, which consists of a central operation planner and three specialized domain-specific planners: tooling, grasping, and moving.

TL;DR: Simulation results show that the new rules for production scheduling in semiconductor wafer fabrication give better performance than existing rules with respect to throughput rate, flow time, and workin-process inventory.

TL;DR: In this article, a reconfigurable discrete die (that is, matrix of individually actuated pins) is developed for aircraft fuselage parts made by forming sheet metal or molding of composite materials.

TL;DR: In this article, a predictive process modeling system for the abrasive flow machining (AFM) process is described, which is used for polishing and surface removal of workpieces with an internal flow path.

TL;DR: In this article, the proportion of abnormal sparks (abnormal ratio) and the sparking frequency are employed to monitor and evaluate the gap condition of the wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) process on-line.

TL;DR: In this article, a two-phase layout procedure that combines flow line analysis with simulated annealing is proposed, which can be employed using a variety of evaluation criteria (minimize total flow distance, maximize number of in-sequence movements, and so on).

TL;DR: This paper studies the problems of minimizing total completion time and makespan on a single batch processing machine with job families and secondary resource constraints, and shows that the heuristics are capable of consistently obtaining good solutions in modest CPU times.

TL;DR: In this article, the optimal cutter selection and machining plane determination problems for NC machining and process planning are addressed using an integer programming (IP) method and a dynamic programming (DP) method.

TL;DR: In this article, a new automated guided vehicle (AGV) dispatching algorithm based on a bidding concept is proposed, which utilizes the information of work in process in incoming and outgoing buffers of a machine center, and travel time of an AGV through mathematical functions that are called "bidding functions" in this paper.

TL;DR: This paper proposes an object-oriented design (OOD) method using object modeling technique (OMT) diagrams and Petri nets and its capability to support reusability, extendibility, and modifiability of the resulting control software design is demonstrated.

TL;DR: In this article, the setup planning problem for components machined on a lathe is formulated as a mathematical problem and solved using geometry analysis, precedence constraint analysis, kinematic analysis, force analysis, and tolerance analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic approach is developed for addressing the need of fault detection in new manufacturing processes where continual product improvement is desired, such as Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).

TL;DR: In this article, the dimensions (inner and outer diameters) and surface defects of oil seals are measured or inspected by a machine vision system, and the gray levels of the circumferential pixels in the inspected regions can be obtained.

TL;DR: In this article, the characteristic shapes produced by machining operations are represented in a uniform (canonical) form, and the profiles used in the sweeps are defined in terms of geometric entities and constraints based on tool geometry and tool-workpiece interaction.

TL;DR: In this paper, a variable configuration vacuum forming mold composed of a number of discrete pins and a rubber interpolation sheet was used to construct a compound-pound curved surface from computer surface models.

TL;DR: The Manufacturing Analysis Service (MAS) as discussed by the authors is an Internet-based reference tool that provides advice that indicates which manufacturing process is the most suited to the emerging design and how the design could best be modified to satisfy the constraints of that particular process.

TL;DR: In this paper, a classification algorithm and optimal feature selection methodology are developed for implementation on an automated solder defect inspection system using computer-generated three-dimensional geometric models of solder joint defects to train the system and simulate defect classification.

TL;DR: In this article, a control-based Petri net (PN) modeling method is proposed to translate a high-level automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) flowpath net model into a low-level on/off control model systematically.

TL;DR: In this article, a predictive planning scheme for straight and curved-path kerf geometry based on an analytical energy-balance solution, given constraints for material removal rate, taper angles, kerf width, and kerf centerline offset is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, an automated design-to-manufacture system and its implementation is described in the context of the design of a mechanism for post-fabrication of miniature metal tubular components.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new approach to an emerging concept, Meta Planning, which brings manufacturing issues upstream by generating timely and appropriate feedback to design engineers, while a product or feature is being designed, all feasible downstream manufacturing processes can be compared.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cost model for the assembly of a seven-station printed wiring board (PWB) assembly is presented, which includes three main elements: inventory cost, assembly cost, and test and rework associated cost.

TL;DR: In this paper, a six degree-of-freedom high-accuracy manipulator with four revolute and two prismatic joints is presented, where a finite element model is used to validate the theory for calculating torsional stiffness of such joints.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method to solve the problem of "uniformity" and "uncertainty" in the context of video games.2.3.2

TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical approach to determine the suitability of and to adapt discrete-event simulation for real-time decision making in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) is presented.