Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence

Seldom has research regarding manufacturing process modelling considered the two common types ofuncertainties which are caused by randomness as in material properties and by fuzziness as in the inexact knowledge in manufacturing processes. Accuracies of process models can be downgraded if these unce...

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Main Authors: Chan, Kit Yan, Dillon, Tharam, Kwong, Che
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21763
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Dillon, Tharam
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description Seldom has research regarding manufacturing process modelling considered the two common types ofuncertainties which are caused by randomness as in material properties and by fuzziness as in the inexact knowledge in manufacturing processes. Accuracies of process models can be downgraded if these uncertainties are ignored in the development of process models. In this paper, a hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for developing process models which intends to achieve significant accuracies for manufacturing process modelling by addressing these two uncertainties is proposed. The hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm first applies the mechanism of particle swarm optimisation to generate structures of process models in polynomial forms, and then it applies the mechanism of fuzzy least square regression algorithm to determine fuzzy coefficients on polynomials so as to address the two uncertainties, fuzziness and randomness. Apart from addressing the two uncertainties, the common feature in manufacturing processes, nonlinearities between process parameters, which are not inevitable in manufacturing processes, can also be addressed. The effectiveness of the hybrid swarm algorithm is demonstrated by modelling of the solder paste dispensing process.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-217632017-09-13T16:03:34Z Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence Chan, Kit Yan Dillon, Tharam Kwong, Che manufacturing process modelling nonlinearities particle swarm optimisation - uncertainties fuzzy least square regression Seldom has research regarding manufacturing process modelling considered the two common types ofuncertainties which are caused by randomness as in material properties and by fuzziness as in the inexact knowledge in manufacturing processes. Accuracies of process models can be downgraded if these uncertainties are ignored in the development of process models. In this paper, a hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for developing process models which intends to achieve significant accuracies for manufacturing process modelling by addressing these two uncertainties is proposed. The hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm first applies the mechanism of particle swarm optimisation to generate structures of process models in polynomial forms, and then it applies the mechanism of fuzzy least square regression algorithm to determine fuzzy coefficients on polynomials so as to address the two uncertainties, fuzziness and randomness. Apart from addressing the two uncertainties, the common feature in manufacturing processes, nonlinearities between process parameters, which are not inevitable in manufacturing processes, can also be addressed. The effectiveness of the hybrid swarm algorithm is demonstrated by modelling of the solder paste dispensing process. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21763 10.1080/00207543.2011.560206 Taylor & Francis fulltext
spellingShingle manufacturing process modelling
nonlinearities
particle swarm optimisation
- uncertainties
fuzzy least square regression
Chan, Kit Yan
Dillon, Tharam
Kwong, Che
Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title_full Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title_fullStr Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title_full_unstemmed Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title_short Handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
title_sort handling uncertainties in modelling manufacturing processes with hybrid swarm intelligence
topic manufacturing process modelling
nonlinearities
particle swarm optimisation
- uncertainties
fuzzy least square regression
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21763