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Robotic vacuum cleaner design to mitigate slip errors in warehouses
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Warehouses are extremely dusty environments due to the concrete and cardboard dust generated. This is problematic in automated warehouses that use robots to move items from one location to another. If the robot slips, it ...
Classification on real-time videos of galvanized steel surface defect using support vector machines and convolutional neural network, based on data created by generative adversarial networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
With the current surge of Industry 4.0 in high-end technology industries, enabling complete digitalization and machine-to-machine interaction, and with the vulgarization of its techniques, commodity-based industries are ...
Multidisciplinary design optimization of part geometry in CAD
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) is the process of searching for designs which best satisfy a set of objectives, while respecting that the appropriateness of a design is dependent on more than just a single ...
Multi-classification and object detection in intelligent manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Defect detection in industries is typically conducted manually. While there are state-of-the-art machine vision techniques for automated inspection systems, there is still a gap between research advancement and practical ...
Mass production readiness of a hardware start-up : assessing and improving product designs for manufacturing and assembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The US food and restaurant industry is witnessing a step change due to recent advancements in smart automation. Increasing labor costs, rising living costs and shortage of skilled labor is forcing restaurateurs to look for ...
New product forecasting of appliance and consumables : bass model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Drinkworks is a joint venture between Anheuser-Busch and Keurig Green Mountain Inc. that has been formed to develop and launch a one-of-a-kind in-home alcohol drink system. One of the major challenges faced by Drinkworks ...
Design and development of a precision packing stage and master control system for an automated vial packaging machine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis describes the design and development of the motion control system and precision machine elements utilized in a custom vial-packaging machine for use in the medical device industry. A unique rotary bowl feeder ...
Design and development of a placement mechanism for an automated packaging machine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis describes the development of an automated packaging machine capable of transitioning bulk vials into containers of 100 nested vials. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the design of an automated placement ...
Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : simulating build to order strategies, capacity estimations and impacts of batching
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
When a startup scales up its enterprise the manufacturing system used to govern the production process should be robust enough to scale up with it. NVBOTS is in a position where it plans to scale up production by an order ...
Product availability improvement for an analytical consumables supply chain : distribution and transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis work focuses on supply chain operation optimization on column consumables at Waters Corporation in order to improve product availability to 95% to customers. This thesis project is conducted by collaboration ...