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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Industrial automation"”.
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Adapting Grafchart for Industrial Automation
Current trends in industrial automation are the need for customizable production, vertical integration, more advanced sensors and actuators, and shorter time to market. The currently used control systems and languages for control were developed with a more static production in mind. More flexible …
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A Sequential Control Language for Industrial Automation
Current market trends for industrial automation are the need for customizable production, shorter time to market, and powerful global competitive pressure. Based on these trends two challenges have been identified: 1) flexible production systems and 2) integration and utilization of devices and …
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Industrial automation and control in hazardous nuclear environments
… by the United States Department of Energy. The automation of this process increases the safety of radiation workers by handling radioactive nuclear material. This decreases glovebox worker dose and exposure to tools, sharps, and fines. This effort examines the hardware and software framework …
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Model-Based Safety Assessment of Industrial Automation Systems using IEC 61499
Industrial automation systems are complex control systems that perform control and automation of hazardous plants. Safety of such systems is of paramount importance and may even be mandated by law. Safety-related systems may be required to demonstrate conformance to an applicable functional safety …
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A common platform for current sensor evaluation in industrial automation applications
This thesis describes the design and implementation of an evaluation system for Silicon Labs' current sensor products. The system provides significant advantages over existing evaluation systems by reducing hazardous voltages and currents through increased sense resistance and improving simplicity …
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Intensity based interrogation of optical fibre sensors for industrial automation and intrusion detection systems
… fibre sensors for intrusion detection and industrial automation systems has been demonstrated, with a particular focus on low cost, intensity-based, interrogation techniques. The use of optical fibre sensors for intrusion detection systems to secure residential, commercial, and industrial …
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Time-Sensitive Networking for industrial IoT: integration, analysis, and performance evaluation
Industrial automation networks demand precise timing, minimal latency, and negligible packet loss for efficient real-time data exchange. Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) emerges as a crucial technology for future automation, promis ing enhanced timing accuracy, reduced packet delay, and improved …
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Real-Time Networks for Robotics and Industrial applications: Research Challenges and Novel Solutions
… adoption of smart sensors and actuators enables industrial applications to process data in a decentralized way. In this context, communication networks play a key role, as industrial automation applications require network architectures and communication protocols, wireless and wired, able to …
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T-CAM Computer Vision Flow Control
… The software component communicates with Marel's industrial automation system Pluto when the food product reaches its destination.
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Efficient implementations of machine vision algorithms using a dynamically typed programming language
… of machine vision algorithms commonly used in industrial automation. I.e. this thesis is about a different way of implementing machine vision systems. The work could be applied to prototype and in some cases implement machine vision systems in industrial automation and robotics. The development …
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Development and Application of an Automated “Scan to Plan” System for Precision Paint Ablation Using LiDAR and Laser Cameras on Robotic Arms
… allowing for flexible adaptation to various industrial applications. The prototype demonstrates significant accuracy in scanning and paint ablation on curved aluminum surfaces, highlighting its applicability in laser surface operations beyond paint removal, such as micromachining and …
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Design and development of a transfer system for an automated packaging machine
… project as well as a brief reference to the term industrial automation, the design and development of the transfer line is described in detail.
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Development of an Apparatus and Testing Strategy for Characterizing Rolling Resistance of Omnidirectional Wheels
… educational robotics, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation. Despite their similarity to caster wheels in both function and application, omni wheels are a much less mature technology and few agreed-upon standards exist for their design and testing. This thesis covers the design of a …
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Design and development of an automated pinning machine for the surface mount electronics industry
… greater part traceability. A brief history of industrial automation is presented to establish a background of the industry, followed by a more detailed look at robotic tooling. The design of the automated pinning machine is described in detail, as well as the design methodology behind the …
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Visualization of a plane sweep algorithm for construction of the visibility graph for robot path planning
Research and development work in robotics and industrial automation has prompted a need for efficient motion planning algorithms for collision avoidance. To build fully autonomous robots, these algorithms must also model the environment correctly and accurately to safely maneuver the robot around …
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Detection of Rotor and Load Faults in BLDC Motors Operating Under Stationary and Non-Stationary Conditions
… automotive, aerospace, consumer, medical, industrial automation equipment and instrumentation. Fault detection and condition monitoring of BLDC machines is therefore assuming a new importance. The objective of this research is to advance the field of rotor and load fault diagnosis in BLDC …
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Essays on Technological Change and Labor Market Dynamics: Causal Evidence from Remote Work and Automation
… on two transformative forces: remote work and automation. Across two empirical studies, I provide causal evidence on how these technologies influence workforce composition, labor market participation, and geographic mobility. The first chapter estimates the causal effects of rising remote work …
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Industrial control via a state language implementation on the transputer architecture
… thesis proposes the use of a state language for industrial automation based on the Transputer (INMOS) architecture. The state language is used to specify the control strategy, which is a description of how the components to be automated are coordinated to perform the desired job. The state …
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