Innovative Production Machines and Systems Conference - Automation Systems

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packianather — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:57:19 +0100

Dear Authors and Participants of Intelligent Automation Systems session,

It is really good to read your papers and follow some of the discussions which are taking place since the start of the conference. Could I encourage all authors to send your presentation files to the session co-chair, Maria Liu (liuh@cf.ac.uk) if you haven’t done it already. Please continue with the discussions and exchange of ideas, comments, suggestions etc. Please try to respond to any questions/comments as soon as you can.

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LiuH — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:14:25 +0100

Welcome to the “Intelligent Automation Systems” session of IPROMS 2006.

Global sensor feedback for automatic nanohandling inside a scanning electron microscope

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:25:49 +0100

T. Sievers

Within the last years a trend towards the automation of nanohandling processes emerged. One key problem is the
implementation of a global sensor to control the position of handling tools and nanoobjects during the whole

Filter selection for multi-spectral image acquisition using the feature vector analysis methods

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:24:31 +0100

Ioannis S. Chatzis, Vassilios A. Kappatos, Evangelos S. Dermatas

The selection of filters plays a fundamental role for the setup and the performance of a multispectral image
acquisition system. When the number of available filters is large, the full search method becomes computationally

A distributed stand-in agent based algorithm for opportunistic resource allocation

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:23:09 +0100

Petr Benda
Pavel Jisl

Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANET) are expected to form the basis of future mission critical applications such as combat and rescue operations. In this context, communication and computational tasks required by overlying applications will rely on the combined capabilities and resources provided by the underlying network nodes. This paper introduces an integrated FlexFeed/A-globe technology and distributed algorithm for opportunistic resource allocation in resource- and policy-constrained mobile ad-hoc networks. The algorithm is based on agent negotiation for the bidding, contract and reservation of resources, relying primarily on the concept of remote presence. In the proposed algorithm, standin Agents technology is used to create a virtual, distributed coordination component for opportunistic resource allocation in mobile ad-hoc networks.

Print-through prediction using ANNs

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:21:32 +0100

Kesheng Wang and Berit Lorentzen

A newsprint mill is using modeling techniques to control print-through on the paper machine. The
model analyses the key variables in process and furnish which affect print-through, and thus enables quality

Forecasting SO2 air pollution in Salamanca, Mexico using a ADALINE

soroka — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:19:38 +0100

M.G. Cortina, U.S. Mendoza, J.M. Barrón-Adame, D.Andina, A. Vega-Corona

A comparison between a linear regression model and a Non-linear regression model is presented in this work for

A Low-Cost 3-D Laser Imaging System

LiuH — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:09:46 +0100

This paper presents the design and development of a low cost three-dimensional laser imaging system for scanning suitable surfaces. A generic, low cost, off-the-shelf laser rangefinder is used to obtain the primary one-dimensional distance measurement. The rangefinder’s laser beam is reflected by a twin-axis mirror assembly driven by stepper motors providing the system with two angular degrees of freedom, allowing 3-D measurements to be determined. A camera and image processing techniques are used to determine the measured 1-D range value from the generic range-finding device. A computer program then uses the obtained data to create a 3-D point cloud. An algorithm is then used to construct a 3-D wire frame mesh representing the scanned surface. The system has an angular resolution of 1.8° and the results obtained demonstrate the system to have an accuracy of approximately 2cm at a scanning distance of 1.0m.

Visual servoing controller for robot handling fabrics of curved edges

LiuH — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:06:44 +0100

This paper proposes a visual servoing manipulator controller to guide fabrics during the sewing process. The task of the end-effector is to handle a randomly located fabric on a table and feed it to the sewing needle along the desired seam. The proposed system is capable of handling fabrics having straight line edges and curved edges with arbitrary curvatures. The vision system identifies the type of the fabric edges and the system decides the procedure that should be followed, so that the fabric is successfully handled. The experimental results demonstrate the efficiency and the robustness of the proposed approach.