Abstract: The disclosure is directed to techniques for tracking data associated with a creping process. The techniques include measuring process data, wherein the process data includes vibration data, and wherein measuring process data includes measuring vibration data of a creping blade using one or more vibration sensors. The techniques further include assigning a score for the process data, including assigning a vibration score for the vibration data. The techniques also include generating an index score based on the score for the process data and the vibration score for the vibration data.

Abstract: A method for constructing a body-in-white (BiW) spot welding deformation prediction model based on a graph convolutional network (GCN) includes: 1) acquiring a welding feature and 3D coordinates of a spot weld to form an eigenvector and extracting designed 3D coordinates at each 3D coordinate measurement point; 2) encoding, by an encoder, eigenvectors and designed 3D coordinate vectors into hidden space vectors of spot welds and hidden space vectors of the coordinate measurement points, respectively, and constructing a graph topology G through a k-nearest neighbors algorithm; 3) decomposing a Laplacian eigenvector of the constructed graph topology G to acquire frequency domain components, and linearly transforming eigenvalues corresponding to the frequency domain components to construct a multi-layer GCN; 4) inputting the thermodynamic and kinetic information of each coordinate measurement point into a deep neural network and decoding a final deformation at each coordinate measurement point; and 5) optimizing

Abstract: A compliant prosthetic foot is designed and fabricated by combining a compliant mechanism optimization technique with a calculation of low leg trajectory error under a reference loading condition. The compliant mechanism optimization technique includes a set of determinants for the compliant prosthetic foot. An optimized set of determinants of the compliant prosthetic foot is formed that minimizes the lower leg trajectory error relative to a target kinematic data set. The compliant prosthetic foot is then fabricated in conformance with the optimized set of determinants.

Abstract: An analysis system 10 includes: an operational data acquisition unit 11 that acquires operational data including an operational state of a production line 20; a product information acquisition unit 13 that acquires a state of a product manufactured in the production line and outputs the state of the product as product information; a production state analyzer 12 that obtains a predetermined physical quantity of the product on a basis of the operational data acquired by the operational data acquisition unit 11 and outputs the predetermined physical quantity as information on the physical quantity; and a correlation analyzer 14 that performs analysis of a correlation between the information on the physical quantity and the product information.

Abstract: This application discloses an automation system, including a non-contact power-supply device and a moving body device. The non-contact power-supply device includes a power rail, a power-obtaining circuit, and a power supply receiving circuit. The moving body device includes a body, an inverter circuit, and a motor-control circuit. The non-contact power-supply device is configured to supply power to the moving body device.

Abstract: A method for qualifying a manufacturing process for a first component including a common geometric feature includes obtaining manufacturing data for the common geometric feature. The manufacturing data is associated with one or more qualified second components. The one or more qualified second components are different than the first component. Each of the one or more qualified second components include the common geometric feature. The method further includes modeling the manufacturing process for the common geometric feature of the one or more qualified second components using the manufacturing data, modeling the manufacturing process for the common geometric feature of the first component, obtaining manufacturing process parameters for the manufacturing process for the common geometric feature of the one or more qualified second components, and qualifying the manufacturing process for the common geometric feature of the first component.

Abstract: Example active flow control systems and methods for aircraft are described herein. An example an active flow control system includes a plenum, a plurality of nozzles fluidly coupled to the plenum, configured to eject high pressure air across a control surface, a compressor to supply pressurized air to the plenum, an electric motor to drive the compressor, and a control system to determine an amount of power input to the electric motor, determine a current speed of the electric motor, and determine a fault has occurred in the active flow control system based on the current speed of the electric motor.

Abstract: A method for generating a material for a partial replacement includes receiving an image of a sample of an original material needing to be replaced, generating a representative data set for the original material based on the image received, accessing a reference database comprised of a plurality of different materials and including reference texture data or reference characteristic data for each of the plurality of different materials, comparing the representative data set to the reference data in the reference database, identifying at least one of the plurality of different materials correlated to the representative data set, determining the identified correlated material is not available, sending a request to generate a replacement material, and generating the replacement material.

Abstract: Removable denture data of a removable denture is produced, and disk frame data of a disk frame in which the removable denture is accommodated is produced, thereby building the disk frame based on the disk frame data. Next, a resin disk in which artificial teeth are embedded is produced by arranging the artificial teeth in the disk frame and curing a base resin, and a denture base is milled by milling the resin disk based on the removable denture data, thereby manufacturing the removable denture in which a base side of the artificial teeth is embedded in the denture base. As a result, artificial teeth having an excellent aesthetics may be used, it is possible to firmly join the artificial teeth and the denture base to each other, and it is possible to manufacture a removable denture with a favorable restoration accuracy of the artificial teeth.

Abstract: Technologies are described for performing revision control for product masters within a database system. For example, a product master, comprising master data representing a product, can be received. The product master can be identified by a unique product identifier. A definition of a minor revision of the product master can also be received and stored in association with the product master. The definition of the minor revision can comprise: one or more revision attributes that are specific to the minor revision, one or more document objects that are specific to the minor revision, and/or an indication of a bill of material (BOM) version that is specific to the minor revision. A given product master can have multiple minor revisions, each with its associated attributes, documents, and BOM version.

Abstract: A method for creating metadevices includes receiving, at a computing device, one or more boundary conditions for a metadevice. The method also includes processing, with an inverse-design algorithm stored in a memory of the computing device, the one or more boundary conditions to generate a metadevice structure design that satisfies the one or more boundary conditions. The method also includes converting, by a processor of the computing device, the metadevice structure design into a file that is compatible with an additive manufacturing device. The method further includes providing the file of the metadevice structure design to the additive manufacturing device.

Abstract: An in situ cure monitoring control system for use with a volumetric three dimensional (3D) printing system, wherein the volumetric 3D system includes a container defining a build volume, the container includes a photocurable resist used for making a 3D part, and the resist is responsive to an optical curing beam from a light source, which is controlled by a controller, and which is passed through the resist. The cure monitoring control system includes an optical signal source which generates optical signals having a wavelength selected in relation to a characteristic of the resist, and directed to pass through the build volume. A detector detects the optical signals and generates output signals in accordance therewith. Software monitors the output signals and uses the output signals to modify the curing beam to help optimize curing of the resist.

Abstract: An interactive autonomous robot is configured for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different in-character behaviors depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene with in-character behavior when necessary to enforce safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behaviors of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.

Abstract: A method of machining a surface of a component. The method comprises scanning the surface of the component to obtain scanned electronic 3D data representing the scanned surface of the component locating a surface defect of the scanned surface and identifying a defect region that surrounds and includes the surface defect, and providing electronic 3D data representing a patch having the desired shape of the defect region. The method also comprises transforming the patch to generate a tooling path for repairing the surface defect. The transformation comprising translating a plurality of nodes of the patch. The translation distance of each node based on the distance of that node from an origin node of the patch. The method further comprises machining the surface of the component according to the generated tooling path.

Abstract: An automatic testing method includes obtaining a positioning image, analyzing position of a plurality of slots of the test motherboard in the positioning image to generate route information for insertion and testing of components; wherein photographing test motherboard and obtaining positioning image focused on the test motherboard, controlling the clamping device to insert a plurality of the components into the slots according to the route information, controlling the test motherboard to test the components, determining if there is a faulty component, controlling the clamping device to withdraw and insert the components into other slots according to the route information and controlling the test motherboard to retest the components again if there is no faulty component. An automatic testing device and a non-volatile storage medium performing the above-described method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer device includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to store, in the at least one memory device, a model for simulating a portion of an assembly line and receive scan data of a first inspection of a product being assembled, execute the model using the scan data as inputs to generate a final profile of the product, compare the final profile to one or more thresholds, determine if the final profile exceeds at least one of the one or more thresholds, and adjust the first device if the determination is that the final profile exceeds at least one of the one or more thresholds.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure from reinforcements wetted with a matrix. The method may include slicing a virtual model of the composite structure into multiple slices that are adjacent to each other along a length direction of the composite structure and determining points of the reinforcements passing through each of the multiple slices. The method may further include clocking the points differently around each of the multiple slices and generating at least one tool path including a sequenced subset of the points. The method may additionally include causing an additive manufacturing machine to discharge the reinforcements along the at least one tool path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for predicting an occurrence of a tool processing event, thereby determining whether to activate a virtual metrology. In a model-building stage, plural sets of model-building data are used to create at least one classification model in accordance with at least one classification algorithm, in which each classification model includes plural decision trees. Then, probabilities of the decision trees are used to create at least one reliance index model, and the sets of model-building data are used to create at least one similarity index model in accordance with a statistical distance algorithm. In a conjecture stage, a set of processing data of a workpiece is inputted into each classification model, each reliance index model and each similarity index model to determine whether to activate (start) virtual metrology.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and method for managing material balance between incoming and outgoing streams of material in an industrial system. A method may include providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables a system administrator to generate a visual model of the industrial system that includes (1) elements that are interconnected in the industrial system, and (2) streams including at least one incoming stream of material to each element and at least one outgoing stream of material from each element. The method may include receiving, via the GUI, a plurality of parameters of the elements and the streams such as material chemistry, user demand of each user element of the user elements, and flowrate for each stream of the streams. The method may include determining a category of each stream and automatically balancing, by a processor, incoming and outgoing streams for each element.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for integrating control and operation of multi-tooltip processes with computer-aided manufacturing and/or design software and systems include method(s) including: obtaining toolpaths for manufacturing a physical structure and process control constraints, each of the toolpaths corresponding to a respective tooltip of a computer-controlled tool of a manufacturing system, each of the toolpaths designates a respective path for the respective tooltip within a workspace, and the process control constraints define capabilities of each of the respective tooltips within the workspace; defining a main toolpath and metadata defining operational parameters for the toolpaths based on the process control constraints; simulating manufacturing of the physical structure using the main toolpath and the metadata; and providing at least the main toolpath and the metadata for use in manufacturing the physical structure by the computer-controlled