scholarly journals Designing and Developing a Smart Yogurt Filling Machine in the Industry 4.0 Era

Machines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Bashir Salah ◽  
Ali M. Alsamhan ◽  
Sajjad Khan ◽  
Mohammed Ruzayqat
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Control Architecture ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Production Techniques ◽  
High Level

Industry 4.0 allows for greater flexibility in production processes so that products can be customized (i.e., mass customization). Innovative production techniques in an industrial liquid/yogurt filling machine (YFM) improved efficiency in the beverage industry. In this study, we have introduced the second phase designed control architecture of our YFM based on the concepts of industry 4.0 incorporating an NFC platform for improving customer satisfaction. Especially during this pandemic period, wireless technologies have been ubiquitous and pervasive for customized products. The basic components of the YFM have been described. High-level control architecture programmed fully automated filling operations, and the design stage of the development of a PFC-based controller for the YFM is elaborated. For the evaluation of the proposed control system, the operations of the electric/pneumatic input devices and actuators were simulated on FluidSIM-MecLab. The results of the simulation verify the design logic of the PFC-based controller. Comparisons were made between different production types using the developing YFM. A complex learning environment replicating a real production system to understand, learn, and apply modern manufacturing approaches has been developed. Through the creation of this YFM, the academic environment and industrial applications are combined. Consequently, the problem verification is becoming more realistic and more efficient than online (trial and error) automation programming.

Modular Distributed Control Architecture for Cooperative Soccer-Playing Robot Agents

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gen'ichi Yasuda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Control ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Control Architecture ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Cooperative Action ◽  
Intelligent Sensors ◽  
Distributed Implementation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Robotic Soccer

We describe the concept and implementation of modular distributed control architecture for cooperative soccer-playing robot agents. Overall complete autonomous control for robotic soccer consists of the host and several onboard control systems. Onboard control for an autonomous mobile robot with intelligent sensors and actuators is constructed on microcontrollerbased flexible, extendable architecture whose microcontrollers are dedicated to low-level control for navigation based on multiaxis and multisensor cooperation. Operations of autonomous actuators are integrated through a serial-bus communication network. Distributed implementation reduces difficulties in complex hardware and software design of the control system. We evaluated basic control executed on microcontrollers. The host conducts high-level decision-making and cooperative action planning for robot agents. The implementation of basic skills and strategies for robotic soccer is discussed.

scholarly journals High Level Control of Chemical Plant by Industry 4.0 Solutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 100276
Author(s):  
Pierfrancesco Bellini ◽  
Daniele Cenni ◽  
Nicola Mitolo ◽  
Paolo Nesi ◽  
Gianni Pantaleo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Chemical Plant ◽  
Level Control ◽  
High Level

Recognizing human activities in Industry 4.0 scenarios through an analysis-modeling- recognition algorithm and context labels

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Borja Bordel ◽  
Ramón Alcarria ◽  
Tomás Robles
Keyword(s):  
Activity Recognition ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Markov Models ◽  
Recognition Rate ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Recognition Algorithm ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
K Nearest Neighbors ◽  
Dynamic Time ◽  
Processing Techniques

Activity recognition technologies only present a good performance in controlled conditions, where a limited number of actions are allowed. On the contrary, industrial applications are scenarios with real and uncontrolled conditions where thousands of different activities (such as transporting or manufacturing craft products), with an incredible variability, may be developed. In this context, new and enhanced human activity recognition technologies are needed. Therefore, in this paper, a new activity recognition technology, focused on Industry 4.0 scenarios, is proposed. The proposed mechanism consists of different steps, including a first analysis phase where physical signals are processed using moving averages, filters and signal processing techniques, and an atomic recognition step where Dynamic Time Warping technologies and k-nearest neighbors solutions are integrated; a second phase where activities are modeled using generalized Markov models and context labels are recognized using a multi-layer perceptron; and a third step where activities are recognized using the previously created Markov models and context information, formatted as labels. The proposed solution achieves the best recognition rate of 87% which demonstrates the efficacy of the described method. Compared to the state-of-the-art solutions, an improvement up to 10% is reported.

Industry 4.0 initiatives in EU countries: experience for Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Nataliya Ryvak ◽  
Anna Kernytska
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Interconnected System ◽  
Industrial Transformation ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
European Experience ◽  
High Level

In this paper, digital technologies development was analyzed as the basis for the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” with the potential for the qualitative transformation of the Ukrainian economy based on EU countries’ experience. Industry 4.0 is a new control chain over the entire chain of creating value throughout the product lifecycle. When developing an economic policy, it is important to pay attention to Industry 4.0. It increases productivity, produces new, better, and individualized products, and implements new business models based on “undermining” innovations. A comparative analysis of national initiatives I4.0 with their characteristics according to the main dimensions, including funding, focus, direction, was conducted. Particular attention was paid to considering deterrents to the successful implementation and enforcement of the I4.0 initiative in European countries. The factors of successful implementation of I4.0 initiatives in the EU countries were analyzed. Drawing on the analysis of the European experience of digital transformations in industry and national economies in general, the necessity of critical focus of such transformations in Ukraine was highlighted, and the need for state support of industrial transformation was substantiated. The emphasis was placed on the cooperation development between stakeholders within the implementation of Industry 4.0 – it is necessary to create national and regional 4.0 platforms, following the example of EU countries, which would bring together government institutions, businesses, and academics. The successful positioning of the Ukrainian modern industrial complex on the world markets depends on the high level of the interconnected system providing factors that characterize its development process. Considering the influence of a list of inhibiting factors on implementing the country’s industry accelerated development, a set of measures needed to transform Ukraine’s industry based on European experience was substantiated.

scholarly journals Developing a BIM-Based MUVR Treadmill System for Architectural Design Review and Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6881
Author(s):  
Calvin Chung Wai Keung ◽  
Jung In Kim ◽  
Qiao Min Ong
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Human Locomotion ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Review ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
Simulated Environment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level

Virtual reality (VR) is quickly becoming the medium of choice for various architecture, engineering, and construction applications, such as design visualization, construction planning, and safety training. In particular, this technology offers an immersive experience to enhance the way architects review their design with team members. Traditionally, VR has used a desktop PC or workstation setup inside a room, yielding the risk of two users bump into each other while using multiuser VR (MUVR) applications. MUVR offers shared experiences that disrupt the conventional single-user VR setup, where multiple users can communicate and interact in the same virtual space, providing more realistic scenarios for architects in the design stage. However, this shared virtual environment introduces challenges regarding limited human locomotion and interactions, due to physical constraints of normal room spaces. This study thus presented a system framework that integrates MUVR applications into omnidirectional treadmills. The treadmills allow users an immersive walking experience in the simulated environment, without space constraints or hurt potentialities. A prototype was set up and tested in several scenarios by practitioners and students. The validated MUVR treadmill system aims to promote high-level immersion in architectural design review and collaboration.

scholarly journals Multi-Sensor Fusion for Aerial Robots in Industrial GNSS-Denied Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 3921
Author(s):  
Paloma Carrasco ◽  
Francisco Cuesta ◽  
Rafael Caballero ◽  
Francisco J. Perez-Grau ◽  
Antidio Viguria
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Fusion ◽  
Computational Efficiency ◽  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Aerial Robots ◽  
3D Localization ◽  
High Level

The use of unmanned aerial robots has increased exponentially in recent years, and the relevance of industrial applications in environments with degraded satellite signals is rising. This article presents a solution for the 3D localization of aerial robots in such environments. In order to truly use these versatile platforms for added-value cases in these scenarios, a high level of reliability is required. Hence, the proposed solution is based on a probabilistic approach that makes use of a 3D laser scanner, radio sensors, a previously built map of the environment and input odometry, to obtain pose estimations that are computed onboard the aerial platform. Experimental results show the feasibility of the approach in terms of accuracy, robustness and computational efficiency.

Development and Achievements of SSM Processes for High Performance Components

2016 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 319-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Rosso ◽  
Ildiko Peter ◽  
Ivano Gattelli
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Rear Axle ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Front Suspension ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Automotive Parts ◽  
High Level

During the last decades under the enthusiastic and competent guidance of Mr Chiarmetta SSM processes attained in Italy at Stampal Spa (Torino) an unquestionable high level of industrial development with the production of large numbers of high performance automotive parts, like variety of suspension support, engine suspension mounts, steering knuckle, front suspension wheel, arm and rear axle. Among the most highlighted findings SSM processes demonstrated their capability to reduce the existing gap between casting and forging, moreover during such a processes there are the opportunity to better control the defect level.Purpose of this paper is to highlight the research work and the SSM industrial production attained and developed by Mr G.L. Chiarmetta, as well as to give an overview concerning some alternative methods for the production of enhanced performance light alloys components for critical industrial applications and to present an analysis of a new rheocasting process suitable for the manufacturing of high performance industrial components.

scholarly journals Robust Tracking Controller for a DC/DC Buck-Boost Converter–Inverter–DC Motor System

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Hernández-Márquez ◽  
Carlos Avila-Rea ◽  
José García-Sánchez ◽  
Ramón Silva-Ortigoza ◽  
Gilberto Silva-Ortigoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor System ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Differential Flatness ◽  
Robust Tracking ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Tracking Controller ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level ◽  
Better Than

This paper has two aims. The first is to develop a robust hierarchical tracking controller for the DC/DC Buck-Boost–inverter–DC motor system. This controller considers a high level control for the inverter–DC motor subsystems and a low level control for the DC/DC Buck-Boost converter subsystem. Such controls solve the tracking task associated with the angular velocity of the motor shaft and the output voltage of the converter, respectively, via the differential flatness approach. The second aim is to present a comparison of the robust hierarchical controller to a passive controller. This, with the purpose of showing that performance achieved with the hierarchical controller proposed in this paper, is better than the one achieved with the passive controller. Both controllers are experimentally implemented on a prototype of the DC/DC Buck-Boost–inverter–DC motor system by using Matlab-Simulink along with the DS1104 board from dSPACE. According to experimental results, the proposal in the present paper achieves a better performance than the passive controller.

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