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IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

 

Volume 15, Issue 3,  2020

 

 

·             Gicu Călin DEAC, Crina Narcisa GEORGESCU, Cicerone Laurențiu POPA, Costel Emil COTEȚ

               Implementation of a virtual reality collaborative platform for Industry 4.0 offices

 

·             Crina Narcisa DEAC, Gicu Călin DEAC, Cicerone Laurențiu POPA, Costel Emil COTEȚ

               Computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) IOTIA – maintenance platform implementation for Industry 4.0

 

·             Lucian Nicolae DEMETER, Radu CALISTRU, Bogdan VĂRĂTICEANU, Paul MINCIUNESCU, Paula ANGHELIȚĂ

               Cloud based maintenance IIoT platform for smart manufacturing

 

·             Tiberiu Gabriel DOBRESCU, Cristina Vasilica ICOCIU, Cătălin SILVESTRU, Nicolae POSTĂVARU

               Perspectives in the frame of Resetting Education

 

·             Victor IOSUB, Adrian Florin NICOLESCU, Cristina PUPĂZĂ

               Software development for optimizing the palletizing process of KLT crates

 

·             Liliana STAN, Adrian Florin NICOLESCU, Cristina PUPĂZĂ

               Reinforcement learning for assembly robots: A review

 

 

pp. 95-102      View full text

 

Implementation of a virtual reality collaborative platform for Industry 4.0 offices

 

Gicu Călin DEAC1,*, Crina Narcisa GEORGESCU2, Cicerone Laurențiu POPA3, Costel Emil COTEȚ4

 

1) PhD student, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

2) PhD student, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

3) Associate Prof., Ph.D., Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

4) Prof., PhD, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: This paper describes some results of authors' research for developing a Virtual Reality collaborative platform for remote teams able to work in a fully equipped environment that resemble as close as possible a real office. The platform allows real-time interaction between user’s avatars, using high quality surround audio messaging, gestures and physics and includes a large number of tools for collaborative working such as: remote desktop, videoconference, white-board, screen sharing, slide presenter, synchronized video player, web applications, individual and group teleporting, animated 3D model viewer, advanced user management, IoT telemetry data visualization, smart factory digital twin integration. The platform was implemented for few business cases for virtual offices, conferences, e-Learning, trade shows and as a virtual reality interface for a digital tween.

 

Key words: Industry 4.0, virtual reality, collaborative working, IoT, smart factory, digital twin..

 

 

 

pp. 103-111        View full text

 

Computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) IOTIA – maintenance platform implementation for Industry 4.0

 

Crina Narcisa DEAC1,*, Gicu Călin DEAC2, Cicerone Laurențiu POPA3, Costel Emil COTEȚ4

 

1) PhD student, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

2) PhD student, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

3) Associate Prof., Ph.D., Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

4) Prof., PhD, Robots and Manufacturing Systems, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: IOTIA (Internet of Things and Industrial Automation) Platform is a computerized maintenance management system which manages all type of maintenance within a company: breakdown maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and prognostics and health management, aimed at improving maintenance operations, coordinotion of teams and communication between production and maintenance departments. This software application, unlike existing solutions on the market, is intended to facilitate monitoring, prediction and maintenance interventions at the component / subassembly level and not at the machine level, by creating a virtual configurator based on which production lines can be subsequently defined by simply instantiating all the existing machines in the factory, which have been previously defined and configured in this configurator. Through the configurator, within each machine, its subassemblies and components can be defined, thus optimizing the maintenance process, with a much better view at the component level. Thanks to this virtual configurator, the application becomes very flexible and can be extended, as it can configure any type of machines / production lines and can define any types of maintenance operations. The IOTIA software application is connected to an augmented reality AR application, for tablet / mobile, designed to facilitate the work of field maintenance operators, by quickly and focused visualization of scanned information using QR codes assigned to subassemblies / machines and an application video conference implemented in the IOTIA application, for communication and remote support for maintenance operations.

 

Key words: computerized maintenance management system, IoT, maintenance application software, Industry 4.0.

 

 

pp. 113-119         View full text

 

Cloud based maintenance IIoT platform for smart manufacturing

 

Lucian Nicolae DEMETER1,*, Radu CALISTRU2, Bogdan VĂRĂTICEANU3,

Paul MINCIUNESCU4, Paula ANGHELIȚĂ5

 

1) PhD Student, Research engineer, ICPE, Servomotors Department, Bucharest, România

2) Research engineer, ICPE, Servomotors Department, Bucharest, Romania

3) PhD, Research engineer, ICPE, Servomotors Department, Bucharest, Romania

4) PhD, Research engineer, ICPE, Servomotors Department, Bucharest, Romania

5) PhD, reseArch engineer, ICPE, Servomotors Department, Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: The main objective of CM4SMART project was to perform research, development, simulation and production implementation of a smart manufacturing maintenance solution based on cloud technologies. The result of the project will enable digital transformation of the production in the direction of smart maintenance and new data driven production efficiency models for the SME sector. Following the key Industry 4.0 design principles, the project has succeeded to interconnect business level software systems with operational data from the field thus aligning production schedules with maintenance activities. Innovative machine learning algorithms for predictive maintenance analyses data and propose both preventive and optimization actions before machine failures take place thus aiming at zero downtime, zero defected manufacturing and a greener enterprise.

 

Key words: big data, digital factory, IIoT, Industry 4.0, cloud computing, smart maintenance.

  

 

 

pp. 121-126        View full text

  

Perspectives in the frame of resetting education

 

Tiberiu Gabriel DOBRESCU1,*, Cristina Vasilica ICOCIU2, Cătălin SILVESTRU3, Nicolae POSTĂVARU4

 

1) Prof., PhD, Robots and Manufacturing Systems Dept, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Romania

2) Lecturer, PhD, Economic Engineering Dept, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Romania

3) Assoc. Prof., PhD, Robots and Manufacturing Systems Dept, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Romania

4) Prof., PhD, Metal structures, management and graphics engineering Dept, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: With the global reset, we must understand that all economic sectors will regroup, rearrange and reposition in relation to the individual and its values. These include the education sector which, based on the principle of mobility and transparency, must be reconsidered in terms of approach and strategy, in order to meet the requirements of the labour market. The European markets, both education and labour market, in which the free movement of people, goods and services is upheld, change to adapt to global trends, while also putting pressure on markets such as those from Romania, to adapt together. Taking into account this framework, in this article we present some of the measures for the period 2025-2030 that are growing at European level, including digitalization, which is best known in our environment, but it comes with a number of measures that can leave education in Romania behind and increase the distance between the Romanian labour market and the European labour market. We argue in favour of keeping up with the European trends and changes, as these are and will continue to be important for future generations. In order for this to happen, we argue that it is needed to rethink and reinvent education, in line with these trends and changes, in order to align to the rest of the world and continue to be mobile in EU and beyond.

 

Key words: restructuring, digitization, ESCO, skills, learning outcomes.

 

 

 

pp. 127-133        View full text

 

Software development for optimizing the palletizing process of KLT crates

 

Victor IOSUB1,*, Adrian Florin NICOLESCU2, Cristina PUPĂZĂ3

 

1) Eng.. PhD Student, Robotic Specialist, Development and Production Department, Robital Industrial Supplier SRL, Bucharest, Romania

2) 3) PhD, Prof., Robots and Manufacturing Systems Department., University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: The paper presents the current development of a new software interface for optimizing the palletizing process of the KLT crates. The algorithm generates a text file with the coordinates of each box that will be placed on the pallet. Furthermore, the file is than loaded in the robot controller for changing the palletizing format. The novelty of the research consists in the software developed using Visual Studio IDE and programmed in C# language. At this stage of the development, the resulting file is loaded in the offline programming and simulating software for Kawasaki Robots, K-ROSET. The research also comprises an overview of the concepts, a test case, and a virtual robotic cell designed in K-ROSET. The virtual model of a palletizing cell was also included.

 

Key words: palletizing software, optimizing palletizing, offline simulation, C# language, algorithm.

 

 

 

pp. 135-146        View full text

 

Reinforcement learning for assembly robots: A review

 

Liliana STAN1,*, Adrian Florin NICOLESCU2, Cristina PUPĂZĂ2

 

1) PhD, student, Robots and Manufacturing Systems Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

2) Prof. PhD, Robots and Manufacturing Systems Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

 

Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive introduction to Reinforcement Learning (RL), summarizes recent developments that showed remarkable success, and discusses their potential implications for the field of robotics. RL is a promising approach to develop hard-to-engineer adaptive solutions for complex and diverse robotic tasks. In this paper RL core elements are reviewed, existing frameworks are presented, and main issues that are limiting the application of RL for real-world robotics, such as sample inefficiency, transfer learning, generalization, and reproducibility are discussed. Multiple research efforts are currently being directed towards closing the sim-to-real gap and accomplish more efficient policy transfers methods, making the agents/robots learn much faster and more efficiently. The focus of this work is to itemize the various approaches and algorithms that center around the application of RL in robotics. Finally, an overview of the current state-of-the-art RL methods is presented, along with the potential challenges, future possibilities, and potential development directions.

 

Key words: reinforcement learning, robot arm, robotic vision, manipulation tasks.

 

 

 

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