Since the first industrial revolution, factories seek to increase their profits by improving their performance and reducing costs in their products. With each new industrial revolution, new ideas on how to reduce cost...
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Since the first industrial revolution, factories seek to increase their profits by improving their performance and reducing costs in their products. With each new industrial revolution, new ideas on how to reduce costs appear. Currently, in industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution, advanced robotics emerges as one of the principal pillars and with-it collaborative robotics. Collaborative robotics is the branch of robotics that has the security systems needed to perform joint activities with humans. However, the quantification of safety level varies depending on the location and more granularly from company to company. This work aims to assign levels of safety that allow a robot to perform a collaborative activity. To propose such values, the work was started with a bibliographical review focused on defining the robots that would be approached, reviewing the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) related to machinery safety and defining the term of collaboration. Then, the method of calculation of the safety indicator was evaluated, in the case covered was the Hazard Rating Number (HRN), and then defined the intervals that will be assigned to the robots that will perform collaborative activities. To validate the defined HRN intervals, a survey was developed and distributed for engineers from automation sector of an automotive company trained in safety, in this survey, categories of robots were placed for the engineers to assign HRN values to them. After the survey, the results were grouped and analyzed analytically. As a result, the proposed HRN intervals were validated because they fit the safety-level stipulated required for a robot to perform collaborative activity. Also, it was concluded that a robot can perform a collaborative activities even if it has not been acquired for this purpose, it is enough that it meets the safety requirements proposed in the work.
ABSTRACTDespite exceeding 2 billion units annually, the management of waste tires remains a global challenge. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical conversion process, offers a potential waste-to-energy solution with valuable b...
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ABSTRACTDespite exceeding 2 billion units annually, the management of waste tires remains a global challenge. Pyrolysis, a thermochemical conversion process, offers a potential waste-to-energy solution with valuable byproducts. However, concerns regarding its environmental sustainability, particularly emissions associated with sulfur content, persist. The aim of this study is to evaluate the environmental impacts of a large-scale pyrolysis reactor processing waste tires using life cycle assessment (LCA) as an environmental impact tool. In this study, using heating fuel oil (HFO) and non-condensable gas (NCG) as heating methods, two pyrolysis scenarios were investigated in terms of their environmental performance. The LCA identified abiotic depletion and acidification as key environmental concerns. The HFO scenario has shown a 15% greater impact on abiotic depletion and a 78% greater impact on acidification compared to the NCG scenario. This difference has been attributed to the higher sulfur content in HFO. Nevertheless, both pyrolysis scenarios have shown positive environmental benefits regarding marine and freshwater ecotoxicity compared to conventional alternatives. These findings support the potential of pyrolysis for sustainable waste tire management while highlighting the need for further optimization to minimize sulfur-related emissions. The findings of this study can be used as a roadmap towards adapting clean technologies such as pyrolysis as a waste management strategy for policymakers by applying holistic system boundaries and regulated pyrolysis production.
The Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is widely used in industrial applications. In order to evaluate the performance of distinct types of controllers, several benchmark systems are available in the sp...
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The Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is widely used in industrial applications. In order to evaluate the performance of distinct types of controllers, several benchmark systems are available in the specialized literature. In this work, an alternative approach to tune PID controllers based on the Competition Over Resources (COR) metaheuristic optimization algorithm and TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method is proposed to solve a vapor compression refrigeration system problem, which is a benchmark control challenge. The proposed technique considered the normalization of multiple cost functions to simplify the selection of two PIDs’ parameters, reducing the need of understanding the influences of cost functions variations in complex problems. The proposed controllers outperformed the base line controllers, providing a performance index 68.39% better than the original approach. Finally, the proposed method was compared with other tuning methods.
Functional optical imaging in neuroscience is rapidly growing with the development of new optical systems and fluorescence indicators. To realize the potential of these massive spatiotemporal datasets for relating neu...
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Accurate forecasting is important for decision-makers. Recently, the Amazon rainforest is reaching record levels of the number of fires, a situation that concerns both climate and public health problems. Obtaining the...
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Existing radar sensors can be classified into automotive and scanning radars. While most radar odometry (RO) methods are only designed for a specific type of radar, our RO method adapts to both scanning and automotive...
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This paper tackles the short-term hydro-power unit commitment problem in a multi-reservoir system - a cascade-based operation scenario. For this, we propose a new mathematical modelling in which the goal is to maximiz...
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To improve the vocabulary ability is very important in language learning. Thus, if we can learn and remember a word very effectively, then we will be able to master a language more quickly. Therefore, many scholars be...
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This work addresses the problem of identifying nonlinear and time-varying behaviors using Nonlinear polynomial AutoRegressive models with eXogenous inputs (NARX). Two approaches are investigated. The first one is base...
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This work addresses the problem of identifying nonlinear and time-varying behaviors using Nonlinear polynomial AutoRegressive models with eXogenous inputs (NARX). Two approaches are investigated. The first one is based on a recursive algorithm with an adaptive forgetting factor to update the parameters of black-box models. The second approach aims to include a certain class of regressors to identify invariant models, i.e. with constant parameters, to describe such behaviors. An experimental case study of a pH neutralization process is carried out, which indicated the presence of behaviors that resemble varying dynamics features. Time-invariant models with a specific class of regressors are proposed and seem to be a promising way to deal with such dynamics.
Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles are attracting attention as an energy source for the next generation of transportation, but replacing gasoline vehicles requires significant improvement in short mileage and...
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