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Floor entry task prioritization for highly automated fulfillment centers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
As automation continues to gain prevalence within the retail industry, informed decision-making by users of robotic systems is critical for management of throughput and operating expenditures. On robotic fulfillment floors, ...
Connected factory: real time data analysis for manufacturing efficiency
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Pratt and Whitney is expecting an increase in demand for new engines and for parts supportive of aftermarket service, maintenance, and repair. To avoid expensive capital investments in additional production capacity, Pratt ...
Stepping toward a smarter factory at Canam
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Canam Group ("Canam") is a manufacturer of steel components and building products used in the construction industry. The company uses a distributed network of manufacturing centers throughout North America to build and ...
Establishment of a novel Pichia Pastoris host production platform
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The Cell Line Development group at Amgen is responsible for manufacturing and optimizing the cell lines utilized in production of Amgen's biologic drug portfolio. Traditionally, these cell lines are produced from mammalian ...
Process enablers for successful reverse engineering inside large organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Reverse engineering has the potential to be a strategic advantage for many engineering companies. As companies continuously look for new ways to improve their business and technical expertise, reverse engineering facilitates ...
Bi-modal hemispherical sensors for three axis force and contact angle measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Humans and animals demonstrate a unique ability to interact with the physical environment around them with coordination and control, including moving quickly across rugged terrain or deftly handling small objects. Much of ...
Drying of colloidal suspension drops : pattern formation and mechanical deformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The drying of drops of colloidal suspensions on a hydrophilic substrate leads to the formation of a close-packed solid particle deposit. The initial volume fraction of particles sets the shape and size of this deposit, ...
Design of anti-biofouling Lubricant-Impregnated Surfaces (LIS) robust to cell-growth-induced instability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Unwanted deposition of cells on wetted solids, so-called biofouling, is a serious operational and environmental threat in many underwater and biomedical applications. Over the last decade, Lubricant-Impregnated Surfaces ...
Finite element analysis of adhesive contact interface in continuous 3D printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Projection Micro-Stereolithography (P[mu]SLA) is one of the most high-throughput additive manufacturing methods, yet preserving the high-resolution characteristic of light-based polymerization techniques. However, further ...
Design of a high torque density modular actuator for dynamic robots
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
When designing new control systems for dynamic robots, differences between simulated and real-world physics can cause the robot hardware to experience a significant amount of misuse, often leading to downtime as hardware ...