Digital twin modeling method based on biomimicry for machining aerospace components

High-performance aerospace component manufacturing requires stringent in-process geometrical and performance-based quality control. Real-time observation, understanding and control of machining processes are integral to optimizing the machining strategies of aerospace component manufacturing. Digital Twin can be used to model, monitor and control the machining process by fusing multi-dimensional in-context machining process data, such as changes in geometry, material properties and machining parameters. However, there is a lack of systematic and efficient Digital Twin modeling method that can adaptively develop high-fidelity multi-scale and multi-dimensional Digital Twins of machining processes. Aiming at addressing this challenge, we proposed a Digital Twin modeling method based on biomimicry principles that can adaptively construct a multi-physics digital twin of the machining process. With this approach, we developed multiple Digital Twin sub-models, e.g., geometry model, behavior model and process model. These Digital Twin sub-models can interact with each other and compose an integrated true representation of the physical machining process. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed biomimicry-based Digital Twin modeling method, we tested the method in monitoring and controlling the machining process of an air rudder.     

Towards sustainable industry 4.0: A green real-time IIoT multitask scheduling architecture for distributed 3D printing services

As the keystones of the personalized manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) consolidated with 3D printing pave the path for the era of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. By resembling the age of craft manufacturing, Industry 4.0 expedites the alteration from mass production to mass customization. When distributed 3D printers (3DPs) are shared and collaborated in the IIoT, a promising dynamic, globalized, economical, and time-effective manufacturing environment for customized products will appear. However, the optimum allocation and scheduling of the personalized 3D printing tasks (3DPTs) in the IIoT in a manner that respects the customized attributes submitted for each model while satisfying not only the real-time requirements but also the workload balancing between the distributed 3DPs is an inevitable research challenge that needs further in-depth investigations. Therefore, to address this issue, this paper proposes a real-time green-aware multi-task scheduling architecture for personalized 3DPTs in the IIoT. The proposed architecture is divided into two interconnected folds, namely, allocation and scheduling. A robust online allocation algorithm is proposed to generate the optimal allocation for the 3DPTs. This allocation algorithm takes into consideration meeting precisely the customized user-defined attributes for each submitted 3DPT in the IIoT as well as balancing the workload between the distributed 3DPs simultaneously with improving their energy efficiency. Moreover, meeting the predefined deadline for each submitted 3DPT is among the main objectives of the proposed architecture. Consequently, an adaptive real-time multi-task priority-based scheduling (ARMPS) algorithm has been developed. The built ARMPS algorithm respects both the dynamicity and the real-time requirements of the submitted 3DPTs. A set of performance evaluation tests has been performed to thoroughly investigate the robustness of the proposed algorithm. Simulation results proved the robustness and scalability of the proposed architecture that surpasses its counterpart state-of-the-art architectures, especially in high-load environments.     

Applications of additive manufacturing (AM) in sustainable energy generation and battle against COVID-19 pandemic: The knowledge evolution of 3D printing

Sustainable and cleaner manufacturing systems have found broad applications in industrial processes, especially aerospace, automotive and power generation. Conventional manufacturing methods are highly unsustainable regarding carbon emissions, energy consumption, material wastage, costly shipment and complex supply management. Besides, during global COVID-19 pandemic, advanced fabrication and management strategies were extremely required to fulfill the shortfall of basic and medical emergency supplies. Three-dimensional printing (3DP) reduces global energy consumption and CO₂ emissions related to industrial manufacturing. Various renewable energy harvesting mechanisms utilizing solar, wind, tidal and human potential have been fabricated through additive manufacturing. 3D printing aided the manufacturing companies in combating the deficiencies of medical healthcare devices for patients and professionals globally. In this regard, 3D printed medical face shields, respiratory masks, personal protective equipment, PLA-based recyclable air filtration masks, additively manufactured ideal tissue models and new information technology (IT) based rapid manufacturing are some significant contributions of 3DP. Furthermore, a bibliometric study of 3D printing research was conducted in CiteSpace. The most influential keywords and latest research frontiers were found and the 3DP knowledge was categorized into 10 diverse research themes. The potential challenges incurred by AM industry during the pandemic were categorized in terms of design, safety, manufacturing, certification and legal issues. Significantly, this study highlights the versatile role of 3DP in battle against COVID-19 pandemic and provides up-to-date research frontiers, leading the readers to focus on the current hurdles encountered by AM industry, henceforth conduct further investigations to enhance 3DP technology.     

Personalizing 3D virtual fashion stores: Exploring modularity with a typology of atmospherics based on user input

This research develops a typology of atmospherics that contains user-identified modules and modular options for personalizing 3D virtual fashion stores. A content analysis of 46 focus group discussions (n = 170) was conducted to understand the user’s perspective for personalizing 3D virtual fashion store atmospherics. Based on three atmospheric categories (pathfinding assistant, environment, and the manner of product presentation), 17 modules and 207 modular options were identified for personalizing 3D virtual stores. This research pioneers the development of an atmospherics typology for personalizing 3D virtual shopping environments as a persuasive selling tool in the emerging field of 3D virtual reality (VR) retailing.     

A robot hand-eye calibration method of line laser sensor based on 3D reconstruction

In the robotic eye-in-hand measurement system, a hand-eye calibration method is essential. From the perspective of 3D reconstruction, this paper first analyzes the influence of the line laser sensor hand-eye calibration error on the 3D reconstructed point clouds error. Based on this, considering the influence of line laser sensor measurement errors and the need for high efficiency and convenience in robotic manufacturing systems, this paper proposes a 3D reconstruction-based robot line laser hand-eye calibration method. In this method, combined with the point cloud registration technique, the newly defined error-index more intuitively reflects the calibration result than traditional methods. To raise the performance of the calibration algorithm, a Particle Swarm Optimization - Gaussian Process (PSO-GP) method is adopted to improve the efficiency of the calibration. The experiments show that the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of the reconstructed point cloud can reach 0.1256 mm when using the proposed method, and the reprojection error is superior to those using traditional hand-eye calibration methods.     

基于EXT3文件系统数据恢复方法的研究

文章研究了基于日志文件的EXT3文件系统数据恢复方法,采用实例式研究方法,首先分析了EXT3文件系统中文件构成和文件被删除之后inode结点的变化;接下来研究了通过inode编号定位inode结点所在数据块的方法,以及通过日志恢复被删除文件的地址指针和文件名称的方法;最后介绍了通过地址指针和文件名将若干个地址空间中的数据合并成一个文件的方法。最终得出的结论是在日志文件和删除数据未被完全覆盖的情况下,可以通过日志有效恢复EXT3文件系统中被删除的文件。该研究成果可应用于公安机关的电子数据鉴定工作,也可作为公安院校的《电子物证检验》课程。     

基于Multipath的煤矿巷道三维模型构建方法

针对现有煤矿巷道三维模型存在灵活性和可移植性差、数据更新维护困难等问题,提出了一种基于Multipath的煤矿巷道三维模型构建方法。该方法通过定义点弧拓扑数据模型,将煤矿CAD格式数据转换为Geodatabase中的要素类,利用开发的ArcGIS Engine程序、通过插入节点坐标生成巷道三维模型,实现了煤矿巷道自动建模,有效减少了巷道三维建模的工作量。     

SVG的3D实现

针对SVG在3D图形的描述与绘制上存在局限性的问题,提出了一种SVG的3D实现方法;详细介绍了SVG的2D坐标系到3D坐标系的转换原理,给出了转换到3D坐标系后的SVG-3D图形的绘制与操控流程,并以在3D场景中绘制一个正立方体和圆球体为例,介绍了在HTML页面中采用JavaScript创建3D场景和绘制与操控这2个图形的实现。     

太阳辐照绝对辐射计的精密温度控制系统设计

为了提高太阳辐照绝对辐射计(SIARs)的测量精度,消除温度变化对SIARs测量精度的影响,研究设计了精密温度控制系统,对SIARs进行恒温控制;通过对铂电阻温度传感器自热效应的弱化,提高了温度测量的精度;提出了一种新的复合PID控制算法,该复合控制算法使系统获得良好的动态和稳态性能;使用密闭的高低温箱来模拟星上温度条件对系统进行了实验测试,实验数据表明,系统控制精度在0.1℃以内,可为SIARs工作提供稳定的温度环境。     

具有时变状态滞后2-D离散系统的稳定与镇定(英文)

针对一类由局部状态空间(LSS)Fornasini-Marchesini(FM)第二模型描述的,具有时变状态滞后的2-D离散系统,其中时变滞后项的上、下界均为正实数,研究了其稳定性和控制综合问题。首先,利用Lyapunov-Krasovski泛函方法,提出了系统的稳定性准则。再根据这一准则,分别设计状态反馈和动态输出反馈控制器保证系统的稳定性。状态反馈控制律和输出反馈矩阵可由线性矩阵不等式(LMI)求得。最后,通过数值算例说明所得结果的有效性。