{"title":"Computer controlled measuring center","authors":"Jung-Tang Huang, Chun-Hsien Chen, Sheng-Hsiung Shih","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506775","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrated a novel computer controlled measuring center (CCMC) including multiple fully modular and functional measuring probes or instruments, a common multi-axis motion platform or probe station, a common digital image guiding device, and a common data acquisition and processing module. The device under test (DUT) is fixed in the fixture of the motion platform. According to the desired measuring items, the corresponding required measuring probes from different vendors are installed into a probe fetching-fixture by a probe-changing-mechanism. The probe fetching-fixture can rotate in three directions, such as pitch, roll, and yaw. Combining with the digital image guiding device the probes can align and measure the specific point or area of the DUT. In this way the CCMC can measure more than one parameter of the DUT at the same point or perform a variety of measurements with only one floor area of traditional measuring equipment.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124285070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonholonomic systems stabilization and tracking control using discontinuous control","authors":"Luiz C. Figueiredo, F. G. Jota","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506759","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a new approach to design a controller for nonholonomic systems to follow a pre-specified trajectory and/or stabilize in a fixed point is proposed. Using the nonholonomic chained form and reference model, a nonautonomous system can be obtained and, then, it can be brought to the autonomous form with adequate input signal or feedback controls. Using the Routh-Hurwitz criterion or proper choice of the eigenvalues (of the closed-loop system) it is possible to find conditions that globally stabilize the system. These results are significant to associate linear and geometric control tools with a class of nonlinear systems. It is shown that it is expandable to a n-dimensional two input chained form nonholonomic systems. The simulation of an unicycle control is presented as an application example. Future research include generalization of the method to other forms of nonholonomic systems in R/sup n/ with some uncertainties.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"218 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129802761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Tanonkou, L. Benyoucef, R. Bisdorff, Xiaolan Xie
{"title":"Solving a stochastic inventory-location problem using Lagrangian relaxation approach","authors":"G. Tanonkou, L. Benyoucef, R. Bisdorff, Xiaolan Xie","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506782","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the design of a supply network consisting of a supplier, a set of retailers and distribution centers to locate. In this supply network, each retailer faces a random demand of a single product and the supply lead-time from the supplier to distribution centers is random. The problem consists in selecting distribution centers to open in order to minimize inventory and safety stock costs at distribution centers, ordering costs and transportation costs across the network, and fixed facility location costs. The introduction of inventory costs and safety stock costs leads to difficult NP-hard non-linear combinatorial problem. A Lagrangian relaxation approach is proposed to generate efficient solutions and determine tight lower bounds. Numerical results show the efficiency of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125293485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Production planning with joint resources usage semiconductor test manufacturing","authors":"Zhicong Zhang, M. Zhang, S. Niu, L. Zheng","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506744","url":null,"abstract":"A tester and qualified kits are used simultaneously to test a semiconductor product. One kit consists of six or seven components. Production planning in semiconductor testing is complex due to dependant resources requirement and intricate {product, tester, kit, component} qualification relationships. We formulate a multi-period production planning problem employing mixed integer programming (MIP) technique. We consider multiple matching ratios of jointly used testers and kits, allow kit reconfiguration and optimize capacity allocation at the level of kit components. We also conduct weight coefficient analysis to enable multiobjective optimization. Industrial implementation saves millions of dollars in kit purchasing and many man-hours.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"31 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121008004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edge location of cannon barrel image based on non-contact measurement of CCD","authors":"Baojun Han, Hongzhao Jiang, Hua Bo, Zhiwu Li","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506784","url":null,"abstract":"In the non-contact measurement field, CCD camera is used widely. However, it is restrict in some area, especially in military, for the size of its cells. The paper proposes an algorithm for improving the precision of edge detection and location by arithmetic aspect. This method is based on human visual characteristics, which is convenient for observation by human eyes and actual measurement. It is also more general-purpose and adaptive to different barrel image processing.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127500080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simplified modeling of manufacturing systems: an introduction to sensor activation graphs","authors":"Tord Alenljung, B. Lennartson","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506779","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a graphical modeling formalism, sensor activation graphs, which simplifies the design of discrete event models for a class of physical systems common within manufacturing industry. Sensor activation graphs captures, in an intuitive way, the relations between binary sensors, the physical entities that activate them, and the actuators of the system. Models expressed as sensor activation graphs are in most cases significantly simpler than corresponding automata or Petri net models. The presented formalism support two levels of detail, one that gives the general view on the order of sensor activation, and one with full control semantics that incorporates guard conditions on transitions. In addition, an algorithm for converting sensor activation graphs into a number of small deterministic finite state automata is presented.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130449445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Koschwanez, M. Holl, R. Carlson, M. McMurray, D. Gottschling, D. Meldrum
{"title":"Automated lifetime analysis of a single yeast cell","authors":"J. Koschwanez, M. Holl, R. Carlson, M. McMurray, D. Gottschling, D. Meldrum","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506738","url":null,"abstract":"Yeast pedigree analysis requires a biologist to manually manipulate single yeast cells every 90 minutes for as long as 150 hours. Automating this analysis allows the rapid completion of experiments that would have previously taken a biologist's lifetime. In this paper, progress toward automating yeast pedigree analysis is presented. Also presented are two novel and useful tools for biotechnology: a procedure to pattern a ferromagnetic alloy on PDMS, and a method of magnetically capturing a single cell in a microfluidic channel.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131415629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic capacity modeling with multiple re-entrant workflows in semiconductor assembly manufacturing","authors":"M. Zhang, J. Fu, Erick Zu","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506762","url":null,"abstract":"It is very challenging to gain competitive advantages in Flash assembly manufacturing mainly due to: widely and quickly fluctuating customer requests; with complicated workflows; and co-existence of new technology/equipment and legacy ones. In later 2003, Intel experienced capacity degradation mainly due to the introduction of multiple-chip products (MCP) with re-entrant workflows. We timely re-engineered our factory and generated new methodologies to achieve breakthrough operational excellence. We extended theory of constraints (TOC) to solve the problem of multiple bottlenecks, and developed the dynamic capacity model that captures variability of re-entrant manufacturing systems. Protective capacity (PC) and other parameters at constrained and near-constrained stations are regularly tracked and adjusted to accurately reflect line execution variability in terms of equipment, staff, and WIP. With the implementation and continuous improvement of these methodologies, we increase the factory output by 200% without major capital investment (avoiding millions of capital spending), we maintain 100% volume pass and line item pass for 41 weeks and still counting, and we achieve 30% unit cost cut and brought down subcon price by 26%, which results in over a dozen of millions of dollar cash saving for Intel.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133452701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intensive fish breeding optimization","authors":"D. Pachner, Pavel Burget, B. Rehák","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506745","url":null,"abstract":"We describe an algorithm for fish farm profit optimization which is part of a complex automation system used in intensive fish culture. The fish farm optimal production problem is solved on a finite receding control horizon using the model-based predictive controller. The problem itself is a linear dynamic control problem subject to non-convex constraints and is coped with using a heuristic approach. The entire control system has been installed at a pilot fish farm.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127383752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foreign direct investment or outsourcing: a supply chain decision model","authors":"N. Viswanadham, K. Balaji","doi":"10.1109/COASE.2005.1506774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2005.1506774","url":null,"abstract":"Strategically deciding between foreign direct investment (FDI) and outsourcing at the various stages of a global supply chain is a very challenging problem for the firm's manager. We model this strategic decision problem as a mixed integer nonlinear program (MINLP) with the assumption that the good flow is unidirectional, which means the production and distribution networks admit no reverse flow. The proposed model optimizes the overall supply chain costs by taking into account the production cost, the inventory holding cost at the various stages and the transportation cost between the stages. This model is referred as the base model. We also propose some extensions of the base model The behaviour of the base model is analyzed for a 8-stage, 4-echelon supply chain.","PeriodicalId":181408,"journal":{"name":"IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2005.","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125327405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}