In a work cell with material handling gantries, gantry movements constrain the production of
the work cell. Due to the fact that the gantry real-time scheduling and the material flow are …

This article formulates gantry real-time scheduling in a gantry work cell, where the material
transfer is driven by gantries, as a Markov decision process (MDP). Classical learning …

In this paper, the performance of a typical composite work cell structure that includes multiple
machines and a material handling gantry is studied. A mathematic model is established to …

For a multi-gantry production system, in which several gantries move among the machines
and load/unload parts, the assignment of gantries directly impacts the system performance. …

Considerable amount of energy may be wasted due to idleness or constraints from the
interactions between the machines and buffers. To increase profits, it is desired to quickly identify …

In this paper, a manufacturing work cell utilizing gantries to move between machines for
loading and unloading materials/parts is considered. The production performance of the gantry …

Accurate performance diagnostics and effective improvement methods are critical to
manufacturing operation and management. Depending on the highly developed robotics …

Background: Influenza was an independent risk factor for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA).
In light of increasing incidence and mortality of influenza associated aspergillosis, our …

Current enhancement of data availability and cloud technology provide a tremendous
opportunity and platform for data-driven modeling and analyses in smart manufacturing. This …

In this paper, a reconfigurable composite work cell with a gantry that is in charge of moving
materials/parts from one machine to another is considered. To diagnose the work cell …