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Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2025 View: 1606 Submit to Special Issue

Guest Editors

Dr. Rui Araújo, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Jiafu Su, Chongqing Technology and Business University, China

Summary

With the continuous development of information technology and communication technology, emerging concepts and technologies such as big data, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), digital twins (DT), and next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) have endowed the manufacturing industry with intelligence. The resulting intelligent manufacturing plays a crucial role in promoting high-quality and high-efficiency economic development and enhancing the precision of product manufacturing. Industrial robots, as key resources in the intelligent manufacturing process, require effective control and management to ensure the stability of the production process and the quality of products. Currently, intelligent manufacturing, the development of industrial robots, and control engineering in the manufacturing process have become hot topics for researchers and the industry worldwide.

 

With the theme "Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering", the purpose of this special issue is to explore the challenges and urgent issues in the field of intelligent manufacturing. It aims to investigate the applications and development of industrial robots in intelligent manufacturing, as well as the control engineering issues within the realm of intelligent manufacturing.

 

This special issue welcomes original research articles and review articles. Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

Intelligent Manufacturing Emerging Technologies' Impact on Intelligent Manufacturing; Urgent Challenges Faced by Intelligent Manufacturing;

Robotics Applications and Development of Industrial Robots in Intelligent Manufacturing; Development and Applications of Industrial Robots Intelligent Algorithms;

Human-Machine Collaboration;

Intelligent Factories Control Systems;

Industrial Process Control Intelligent Decision-Making Estimation, Modeling and Simulation; Virtual Sensors or Soft Sensors


Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Manufacturing, Control Systems, Robotic Systems, Industrial Robots

Published Papers


  • Open Access

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    Real-Time Implementation of Quadrotor UAV Control System Based on a Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

    Taha Yacine Trad, Kheireddine Choutri, Mohand Lagha, Souham Meshoul, Fouad Khenfri, Raouf Fareh, Hadil Shaiba
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.3, pp. 4757-4786, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055634
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract The popularity of quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) stems from their simple propulsion systems and structural design. However, their complex and nonlinear dynamic behavior presents a significant challenge for control, necessitating sophisticated algorithms to ensure stability and accuracy in flight. Various strategies have been explored by researchers and control engineers, with learning-based methods like reinforcement learning, deep learning, and neural networks showing promise in enhancing the robustness and adaptability of quadrotor control systems. This paper investigates a Reinforcement Learning (RL) approach for both high and low-level quadrotor control systems, focusing on attitude stabilization and position… More >

  • Open Access

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    Adaptive Nonlinear PD Controller of Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot with External Force

    Van-Truong Nguyen, Dai-Nhan Duong, Dinh-Hieu Phan, Thanh-Lam Bui, Xiem HoangVan, Phan Xuan Tan
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.2, pp. 2337-2356, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055412
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract This paper proposes an adaptive nonlinear proportional-derivative (ANPD) controller for a two-wheeled self-balancing robot (TWSB) modeled by the Lagrange equation with external forces. The proposed control scheme is designed based on the combination of a nonlinear proportional-derivative (NPD) controller and a genetic algorithm, in which the proportional-derivative (PD) parameters are updated online based on the tracking error and the preset error threshold. In addition, the genetic algorithm is employed to adaptively select initial controller parameters, contributing to system stability and improved control accuracy. The proposed controller is basic in design yet simple to implement. The… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Path Planning of Multi-Axis Robotic Arm Based on Improved RRT*

    Juanling Liang, Wenguang Luo, Yongxin Qin
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 1009-1027, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055883
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract An improved RRT* algorithm, referred to as the AGP-RRT* algorithm, is proposed to address the problems of poor directionality, long generated paths, and slow convergence speed in multi-axis robotic arm path planning. First, an adaptive biased probabilistic sampling strategy is adopted to dynamically adjust the target deviation threshold and optimize the selection of random sampling points and the direction of generating new nodes in order to reduce the search space and improve the search efficiency. Second, a gravitationally adjustable step size strategy is used to guide the search process and dynamically adjust the step-size to… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Obstacle Avoidance Capability for Multi-Target Path Planning in Different Styles of Search

    Mustafa Mohammed Alhassow, Oguz Ata, Dogu Cagdas Atilla
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 749-771, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.055592
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract This study investigates robot path planning for multiple agents, focusing on the critical requirement that agents can pursue concurrent pathways without collisions. Each agent is assigned a task within the environment to reach a designated destination. When the map or goal changes unexpectedly, particularly in dynamic and unknown environments, it can lead to potential failures or performance degradation in various ways. Additionally, priority inheritance plays a significant role in path planning and can impact performance. This study proposes a Conflict-Based Search (CBS) approach, introducing a unique hierarchical search mechanism for planning paths for multiple robots.… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Development of Multi-Agent-Based Indoor 3D Reconstruction

    Hoi Chuen Cheng, Frederick Ziyang Hong, Babar Hussain, Yiru Wang, Chik Patrick Yue
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.1, pp. 161-181, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.053079
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract Large-scale indoor 3D reconstruction with multiple robots faces challenges in core enabling technologies. This work contributes to a framework addressing localization, coordination, and vision processing for multi-agent reconstruction. A system architecture fusing visible light positioning, multi-agent path finding via reinforcement learning, and 360° camera techniques for 3D reconstruction is proposed. Our visible light positioning algorithm leverages existing lighting for centimeter-level localization without additional infrastructure. Meanwhile, a decentralized reinforcement learning approach is developed to solve the multi-agent path finding problem, with communications among agents optimized. Our 3D reconstruction pipeline utilizes equirectangular projection from 360° cameras to More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    A Practical Study of Intelligent Image-Based Mobile Robot for Tracking Colored Objects

    Mofadal Alymani, Mohamed Esmail Karar, Hazem Ibrahim Shehata
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 2181-2197, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.052406
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract Object tracking is one of the major tasks for mobile robots in many real-world applications. Also, artificial intelligence and automatic control techniques play an important role in enhancing the performance of mobile robot navigation. In contrast to previous simulation studies, this paper presents a new intelligent mobile robot for accomplishing multi-tasks by tracking red-green-blue (RGB) colored objects in a real experimental field. Moreover, a practical smart controller is developed based on adaptive fuzzy logic and custom proportional-integral-derivative (PID) schemes to achieve accurate tracking results, considering robot command delay and tolerance errors. The design of developed… More >

  • Open Access

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    Personalized Lower Limb Gait Reconstruction Modeling Based on RFA-ProMP

    Chunhong Zeng, Kang Lu, Zhiqin He, Qinmu Wu
    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.80, No.1, pp. 1441-1456, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.051551
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Manufacturing, Robotics and Control Engineering)
    Abstract Personalized gait curves are generated to enhance patient adaptability to gait trajectories used for passive training in the early stage of rehabilitation for hemiplegic patients. The article utilizes the random forest algorithm to construct a gait parameter model, which maps the relationship between parameters such as height, weight, age, gender, and gait speed, achieving prediction of key points on the gait curve. To enhance prediction accuracy, an attention mechanism is introduced into the algorithm to focus more on the main features. Meanwhile, to ensure high similarity between the reconstructed gait curve and the normal one, More >

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