The application of workflow technologies in the context of Internet of Things (IoT) presents a young and vibrant research field. Introducing a dedicated workflow layer on top of typical software architectures to model...
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The application of workflow technologies in the context of Internet of Things (IoT) presents a young and vibrant research field. Introducing a dedicated workflow layer on top of typical software architectures to model and execute repetitive tasks among IoT devices, systems and services facilitates the flexibility, reuse, configuration and programming of processes in the IoT. In this work we present the PROtEUS IoT workflow management system (WfMS) and its application for automating typical processes in a Smart Home case *** conduct various experiments to show the system’s capabilities and suitability to be used as an IoT WfMS interacting with sensors, actuators, robots, humans and smart objects. PROtEUS integrates components for dynamic service selection, complex event processing, human interactions and self-adaptation, which makes it a WfMS able to cope with new IoT-related challenges.
To ensure a successful development of resource-efficient and sustainable technologies, products, and production processes, it is essential to support R&D activities in early design stages. Thus, amongst others an ...
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To ensure a successful development of resource-efficient and sustainable technologies, products, and production processes, it is essential to support R&D activities in early design stages. Thus, amongst others an appropriate assessment should be accomplished, which captures the high complexity and interdependencies of process chains, considers the technological feasibility, the energetic and economic benefit as well as the robustness as facets of resource efficiency, and hence, serves as a basis for deriving impulses for R&D activities. A promising evaluation methodology for such assessments is the Multidimensional Evaluation Method for Process Chains of HybrId Structures (MEMPHIS). In this paper, MEMPHIS is outlined and illustrated for an innovative process chain for producing hybrid laminates with sensor functionality. As a result, the paper will contribute to the further development of the methodology, show its applicability, and provide insights into the innovative technology.
Social media platforms have revolutionized communication and web-users behavior in the past. The cloud manufacturing paradigm is doing the same for job order and contract manufacturing in the present. This paper exami...
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Social media platforms have revolutionized communication and web-users behavior in the past. The cloud manufacturing paradigm is doing the same for job order and contract manufacturing in the present. This paper examines the similarities of both concepts and introduces a platform that can be perceived as a cloud manufacturing and a social media platform. Hereby, a more user-centered design was achieved to ensure user-acceptance.
The article describes a correction approach for thermally induced motion errors of machinetools that utilizes physically based models of the thermal and thermo‐elastic behavior of machinetools. After a classificati...
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The article describes a correction approach for thermally induced motion errors of machinetools that utilizes physically based models of the thermal and thermo‐elastic behavior of machinetools. After a classification and presentation of the functional principle of the model based approach functional core aspects, possible implementation variants and resulting requirements regarding the control are clarified. Examples are presented for which the functionality of the approach was proved and evaluated as well as compared to other model based thermal correction approaches.
The mechanical properties of hot-stamped parts strongly depend on the tool's cooling performance. The cooling rate hinges on sufficient temperature gradients and on an excellent contact conductance between tool an...
The mechanical properties of hot-stamped parts strongly depend on the tool's cooling performance. The cooling rate hinges on sufficient temperature gradients and on an excellent contact conductance between tool and workpiece. A uniform distribution of the contact pressure is the key to an even cooling behaviour, and hence, a homogenous micro structure of the formed part. Elastic deformations of machine and tool components under load are a major influence on the pressure distribution between tool surface and hot-stamped part. This applies to hot and cold forming tools. An additional difficulty in hot stamping are superimposed thermal expansions and contractions of the tool, which also affect the part's mechanical properties due to their influence on the normal contact pressure. Manual die spotting needs to compensate for all these undesired effects and makes tool try-out a large time and money-consuming factor in the development of hot forming tools. This paper presents methods to transform the spotting of hot forming tools into a virtual production reality in order to reduce manual labour and lower costs. It gives details on the numerical compensation of tool surfaces for elastic tool and machine deformations and for temperature-induced tool expansions and contractions. The authors critically analyse necessary and achievable accuracies of computed surfaces and point out required improvements for the future implementation of virtual try-outs into tool development and manufacturing processes.
Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies require innovative design paradigms and guidelines that exhaust the offered freedoms in geometry and material. The aim of the Design for Additive Manufacturing is to provide de...
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies require innovative design paradigms and guidelines that exhaust the offered freedoms in geometry and material. The aim of the Design for Additive Manufacturing is to provide design opportunities and to enhance workpiece properties taking into account constraints of the process, e.g. kinematics and limitations of print technology. Most AM applications are constrained to three-axis movements limiting the fabrication of workpieces layer by layer to one fixed building direction only. This causes limitations of strength properties, surface quality and the need of supporting structures. Multi-axis AM enables completely new design possibilities going beyond current optimization and design strategies of conventional AM workpieces. This innovation requires multiple design and manufacturing changes in the internal and external geometry of the workpiece as well as in machine and printing head technology. This paper identifies the requirements and capabilities of multi-axis AM and presents possible solutions to overcome the identified challenges. Preliminary results for multi-axis AM are described on an exemplary workpiece.
In order to enable robot systems to solve complex tasks autonomously, it is essential to model the environment in a sufficient way. This work describes a new approach to create a consistent environment model, using ne...
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In order to enable robot systems to solve complex tasks autonomously, it is essential to model the environment in a sufficient way. This work describes a new approach to create a consistent environment model, using next-best-view planning which combines the optimization of the space exploration and the object recognition task. The approach is designed for the automation of maintenance tasks, which is a challenging task for autonomous robotic systems. After a general overview of the developed system, we explain the theoretic foundations for building a consistent environment model which can be used for manipulation planning. The concept is validated by means of application-oriented examples.
This paper proposes a novel approach for automated planning of robotic MAG welding processes based on an adaptive gap model. The gap model describes the relation between welding parameters and a changing gap geometry ...
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This paper proposes a novel approach for automated planning of robotic MAG welding processes based on an adaptive gap model. The gap model describes the relation between welding parameters and a changing gap geometry resulting from deviations of relative part locations in a welding assembly. A matching process is performed between computer-aided design model and a measured point cloud of the welding assembly using an Iterative Closest Point algorithm to compute the actual gap geometry. Experimental validation for various gap geometries is demonstrated with an industrial robot equipped with stereo camera and welding gun indicating an increased weld quality.
In paper, “A review of research aspects of redundantly actuated parallel robotsw for enabling further applications,” (Mostashiri, N. et al),IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics,” vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1259–1269, Jun. 2018,...
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In paper, “A review of research aspects of redundantly actuated parallel robotsw for enabling further applications,” (Mostashiri, N. et al),IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics,” vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1259–1269, Jun. 2018, the word “Robots” in the article title was misspelled as “Robotsw.”
Industrial Robots typically have an absolute accuracy in the range of millimeters and a repeatability in the range of tenths of a millimeter. The absolute accuracy can be improved towards the repeatability of the robo...
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