All Outputs (9)

Realisability of production recipes (2016)
Conference Proceeding
de Silva, L., Felli, P., Chaplin, J. C., Logan, B., Sanderson, D., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Realisability of production recipes. In ECAI 2016 - 22nd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (1449-1457). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-672-9-1449

There is a rising demand for customised products with a high degree of complexity. To meet these demands, manufacturing lines are increasingly becoming autonomous, networked, and intelligent, with production lines being virtualised into a manufacturi... Read More about Realisability of production recipes.

Development of in-situ monitoring systems for the thermoforming of pre-preg composite laminates (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Land, P., Branson, D. T., Crossley, R. J., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Development of in-situ monitoring systems for the thermoforming of pre-preg composite laminates.

Recent developments in automated composite manufacturing technologies, such as Automated Fibre Placement, AFP, and Automated Tape Layup, ATL, have enabled larger components to be produced efficiently, leading to an increased use of prepreg composites... Read More about Development of in-situ monitoring systems for the thermoforming of pre-preg composite laminates.

A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems (2016)
Journal Article
Antzoulatos, N., Castro, E., de Silva, L., Rocha, A. D., Ratchev, S., & Barata, J. (in press). A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1243268

Rapidly changing market requirements and shorter product lifecycles demand assembly systems that are able to cope with frequently changing resources, resource capabilities and product specifications. This paper presents a multi-agent framework that c... Read More about A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems.

Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials (2016)
Journal Article
Land, P., De Sousa, L., Ratchev, S., Branson, D. T., Brookes, H., & Wright, J. (2016). Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2118

With increased demand for composite materials in the aerospace sector there is a requirement for the development of manufacturing processes that enable larger and more complex geometries, whilst ensuring that the functionality and specific properties... Read More about Evaluation of control methods for thermal roll forming of aerospace composite materials.

Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Vaughan, D. R., Bakker, O. J., Branson, D. T., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings. In SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2106

Aircraft manufacturers desire to increase production to keep up with anticipated demand. To achieve this, the aerospace industry requires a significant increase in the manufacturing and assembly performance to reach required output levels. This work... Read More about Variation Aware Assembly Systems for Aircraft Wings.

Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Golightly, D., Sanderson, D., Holmes, P., Ratchev, S., & Sharples, S. (2016). Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems. In ECCE '16: Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1145/2970930.2970949

This paper examines 10 challenges for making automation a team player in the context of Evolvable Assembly Systems (EAS) with the aim of delivering requirements for effective hybrid human-automation decision making. Specific decision making use cases... Read More about Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems.

Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Golightly, D., Sharples, S., Patel, H., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 55, 12-21

Cloud manufacturing adopts a cloud computing paradigm as the basis for delivering shared, on-demand manufacturing services. The result is customer-centric supply chains that can be configured for cost, quality, speed and customisation. While the tech... Read More about Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective.

Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems (2016)
Journal Article
Scrimeri, D., Antzoulatos, N., Castro, E., & Ratchev, S. M. (2017). Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research, 55(13), 3674-3685. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1207817

This paper presents a self-learning technique for adapting modular automated assembly systems. The technique consists of automatically analysing sensor data and acquiring experience on the changes made on an assembly system to cope with new productio... Read More about Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems.

A decision support methodology for embodiment design and process chain selection for hybrid manufacturing platforms (2016)
Journal Article
Gleadal, A., Vladov, N., Segal, J., Ratchev, S., Plasch, M., Kimmig, D., & Dickerhof, M. (2016). A decision support methodology for embodiment design and process chain selection for hybrid manufacturing platforms. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 87(1-4), 553-569. doi:10.1007/s00170-016-8514-7

This paper presents a methodology for the transformation of a product concept into a detailed design and manufacturing process chain for hybrid manufacturing platforms. Hybrid platforms offer new capabilities and opportunities for product design. How... Read More about A decision support methodology for embodiment design and process chain selection for hybrid manufacturing platforms.