Maintenance Scheduling of the Embroidery Machines Based on Fuzzy Logic

Abstract

Because of the wear of the sewing needles of embroidery machines defects can appear on the embroidery surface of the product. Therefore, it is necessary to schedule the moments of replacing the sewing needles of the embroidery machines based on the anticipation of their failure moments. Within this framework, the purpose of this study is to develop a fuzzy decision system for determining the moment of replacing of the sewing needles of embroidery machines, considering their amplitude of vibrations measured on the three axes of the Cartezian coordinate system.