Volume 8, Number 1, January 2011
James R. Morrison, Chen-Fu Chien, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès, Milind Dawande, Han Ding, Jeffrey S. Pettinato, Jingang Yi: Guest Editorial Equipment and Operations Automation in the Semiconductor Industry. 1-4
Wai Kin (Victor) Chan, Jingang Yi, Shengwei Ding: Optimal Scheduling of Multicluster Tools With Constant Robot Moving Times, Part I: Two-Cluster Analysis. 5-16
Wai Kin (Victor) Chan, Shengwei Ding, Jingang Yi, Dezhen Song: Optimal Scheduling of Multicluster Tools With Constant Robot Moving Times, Part II: Tree-Like Topology Configurations. 17-28
H. Neil Geismar, Milind Dawande, Chelliah Sriskandarajah: Productivity Improvement From Using Machine Buffers in Dual-Gripper Cluster Tools. 29-41
Naiqi Wu, Feng Chu, Chengbin Chu, Mengchu Zhou: Petri Net-Based Scheduling of Single-Arm Cluster Tools With Reentrant Atomic Layer Deposition Processes. 42-55
Jakey Blue, Argon Chen: Spatial Variance Spectrum Analysis and Its Application to Unsupervised Detection of Systematic Wafer Spatial Variations. 56-66
Asaad F. Said, Bonnie L. Bennett, Lina J. Karam, Jeffrey S. Pettinato: Automated Detection and Classification of Non-Wet Solder Joints. 67-80
James R. Morrison: Multiclass Flow Line Models of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment for Fab-Level Simulation. 81-94
Kan Wu, Leon F. McGinnis, Bert Zwart: Approximating the Performance of a Batch Service Queue Using the M/Mk/1 Model. 95-102
Chung-Jen Kuo, Chen-Fu Chien, C.-D. Chen: Manufacturing Intelligence to Exploit the Value of Production and Tool Data to Reduce Cycle Time. 103-111
Robert C. Leachman, Shengwei Ding: Excursion Yield Loss and Cycle Time Reduction in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 112-117
Radwan El Hadj Khalaf, Bruno Agard, Bernard Penz: Module Selection and Supply Chain Optimization for Customized Product Families Using Redundancy and Standardization. 118-129
Ramasuri Narayanam, Yadati Narahari: A Shapley Value-Based Approach to Discover Influential Nodes in Social Networks. 130-147
Alexander Bannat, Thibault Bautze, Michael Beetz, Jürgen Blume, Klaus Diepold, Christoph Ertelt, Florian Geiger, Thomas Gmeiner, Tobias Gyger, Alois Knoll, Christian Lau, Claus Lenz, Martin Ostgathe, Gunther Reinhart, Wolfgang Rösel, Thomas Rühr, Anna Schuboe, Kristina Shea, Ingo Stork, Sonja Stork, William Tekouo, Frank Wallhoff, Mathey Wiesbeck, Michael F. Zaeh: Artificial Cognition in Production Systems. 148-174
Yazid Mati, Xiaolan Xie: Multiresource Shop Scheduling With Resource Flexibility and Blocking. 175-189
Naiqi Wu, Chengbin Chu, Feng Chu, MengChu Zhou: Schedulability Analysis of Short-Term Scheduling for Crude Oil Operations in Refinery With Oil Residency Time and Charging-Tank-Switch-Overlap Constraints. 190-204
Yunbo Zhang, Charlie C. L. Wang: WireWarping++: Robust and Flexible Surface Flattening With Length Control. 205-215
Lingzhi Luo, Srinivas Akella: Optimal Scheduling of Biochemical Analyses on Digital Microfluidic Systems. 216-227
Elif I. Gokce, Abhishek K. Shrivastava, Jung Jin Cho, Yu Ding: Decision Fusion from Heterogeneous Sensors in Surveillance Sensor Systems. 228-233
Eduardo Camponogara, Helton Fernando Scherer: Distributed Optimization for Model Predictive Control of Linear Dynamic Networks With Control-Input and Output Constraints. 233-242
Angelos A. Economopoulos, Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Evangelos Grigoroudis: The Base Stock/Base Backlog Control Policy for a Make-to-Stock System With Impatient Customers. 243-249
Volume 8, Number 2, April 2011
Monika Záková, Petr Kremen, Filip Zelezný, Nada Lavrac: Automating Knowledge Discovery Workflow Composition Through Ontology-Based Planning. 253-264
Yangmin Li, Qingsong Xu: A Totally Decoupled Piezo-Driven XYZ Flexure Parallel Micropositioning Stage for Micro/Nanomanipulation. 265-279
Angel Valera, Francesc Benimeli, J. Solaz, Helios de Rosario, Anders Robertsson, Klas Nilsson, Ranko Zotovic Stanisic, M. Mellado: A Car-Seat Example of Automated Anthropomorphic Testing of Fabrics Using Force-Controlled Robot Motions. 280-291
Dah-Jye Lee, James K. Archibald, Guangming Xiong: Rapid Color Grading for Fruit Quality Evaluation Using Direct Color Mapping. 292-302
Qiang Huang, Li Wang, Tirthankar Dasgupta, Li Zhu, P. K. Sekhar, S. Bhansali, Yu An: Statistical Weight Kinetics Modeling and Estimation for Silica Nanowire Growth Catalyzed by Pd Thin Film. 303-310
Wei-Ming Wu, Fan-Tien Cheng, Tung-Ho Lin, Deng-Lin Zeng, Jyun-Fang Chen: Selection Schemes of Dual Virtual-Metrology Outputs for Enhancing Prediction Accuracy. 311-318
Liang Yan, I-Ming Chen, Zhongwei Guo, Yan Lang, Yunhua Li: A Three Degree-of-Freedom Optical Orientation Measurement Method for Spherical Actuator Applications. 319-326
Liang Hu, Kok-Meng Lee, Jun Zou, Xin Fu, Hua-Yong Yang: Adaptive Measurement for Automated Field Reconstruction and Calibration of Magnetic Systems. 327-337
Shengjun Liu, Charlie C. L. Wang: Fast Intersection-Free Offset Surface Generation From Freeform Models With Triangular Meshes. 347-360
Liuxin Chen, Youhua Chen, Zhan Pang: Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control in a Make-to-Stock Queue With Information on the Production Status. 361-373
Yufeng Chen, ZhiWu Li, Mohamed Khalgui, Olfa Mosbahi: Design of a Maximally Permissive Liveness- Enforcing Petri Net Supervisor for Flexible Manufacturing Systems. 374-393
Lingxi Li, Christoforos N. Hadjicostis: Least-Cost Transition Firing Sequence Estimation in Labeled Petri Nets With Unobservable Transitions. 394-403
D. Y. Chao: Improvement of Suboptimal Siphon- and FBM-Based Control Model of a Well-Known S3PR. 404-411
Weiwei Chen, Liang Pi, Leyuan Shi: An Enhanced Nested Partitions Algorithm Using Solution Value Prediction. 412-419
K. R. Guruprasad, Debasish Ghose: Automated Multi-Agent Search Using Centroidal Voronoi Configuration. 420-423
Yang Liu, Fu-Li Wang, Yu-Qing Chang, Chuang Li: A SNCCDBAGG-Based NN Ensemble Approach for Quality Prediction in Injection Molding Process. 424-427
Micky Rakotondrabe: Bouc-Wen Modeling and Inverse Multiplicative Structure to Compensate Hysteresis Nonlinearity in Piezoelectric Actuators. 428-431
Cui-Xia Ma, Yong-Jin Liu, Hai-Yan Yang, Dong-Xing Teng, Hong-An Wang, Guo-Zhong Dai: KnitSketch: A Sketch Pad for Conceptual Design of 2D Garment Patterns. 431-437
Pål Johan From, Johan Gunnar, Jan Tommy Gravdahl: Optimal Paint Gun Orientation in Spray Paint Applications - Experimental Results. 438-442
Qi Xuan, Fang Du, Yanjun Li, Tie-Jun Wu: A Framework to Model the Topological Structure of Supply Networks. 442-446
Kiavash Kianfar, A. Pourhabib, Yu Ding: An Integer Programming Approach for Analyzing the Measurement Redundancy in Structured Linear Systems. 447-450
Volume 8, Number 3, July 2011
Valentina Boschian, Mariagrazia Dotoli, Maria Pia Fanti, Giorgio Iacobellis, Walter Ukovich: A Metamodeling Approach to the Management of Intermodal Transportation Networks. 457-469
Na Geng, Xiaolan Xie, Zhibin Jiang: Capacity Reservation and Cancellation of Critical Resources. 470-481
Xiangfeng Luo, Zheng Xu, Jie Yu, Xue Chen: Building Association Link Network for Semantic Link on Web Resources. 482-494
Jae-Sook Cheong, Heinrich Krüger, A. Frank van der Stappen: Output-Sensitive Computation of Force-Closure Grasps of a Semi-Algebraic Object. 495-505
Micky Rakotondrabe, Kanty Rabenorosoa, Joël Agnus, Nicolas Chaillet: Robust Feedforward-Feedback Control of a Nonlinear and Oscillating 2-DOF Piezocantilever. 506-519
Anil Kumar Chorppath, Srikrishna Bhashyam, Rajesh Sundaresan: A Convex Optimization Framework for Almost Budget Balanced Allocation of a Divisible Good. 520-531
Fuqiang You, Fuli Wang, Shouping Guan: Game-Theoretic Design for Robust Hinfty Filtering and Deconvolution With Consideration of Known Input. 532-539
Boussad Addad, Said Amari, Jean-Jacques Lesage: Client-Server Networked Automation Systems Reactivity: Deterministic and Probabilistic Analysis. 540-548
Anooshiravan Saboori, Christoforos N. Hadjicostis: Verification of K-Step Opacity and Analysis of Its Complexity. 549-559
Lucien Ouedraogo, Ratnesh Kumar, Robi Malik, Knut Åkesson: Nonblocking and Safe Control of Discrete-Event Systems Modeled as Extended Finite Automata. 560-569
François Guerin, Dimitri Lefebvre, Alioune Badara Mboup, Jean-Yves Parédé, Eric Lemains, Pape Alioune S. Ndiaye: Hybrid Modeling for Performance Evaluation of Multisource Renewable Energy Systems. 570-580
Myoungsoo Ham, Young Hoon Lee, Jaehyung An: IP-Based Real-Time Dispatching for Two-Machine Batching Problem With Time Window Constraints. 589-597
David J. Cappelleri, Peng Cheng, Jonathan Fink, Bogdan Gavrea, Vijay Kumar: Automated Assembly for Mesoscale Parts. 598-613
Manas Menon, H. Harry Asada: Design and Control of Paired Mobile Robots Working Across a Thin Plate With Application to Aircraft Manufacturing. 614-624
Xuping Zhang, Zhe Lu, Danielle Gelinas, Brian Ciruna, Yu Sun: Batch Transfer of Zebrafish Embryos Into Multiwell Plates. 625-632
Zhe Wendy Wang, Mengchu Zhou, Greg G. Slabaugh, Jiefu Zhai, Tong Fang: Automatic Detection of Bridge Deck Condition From Ground Penetrating Radar Images. 633-640
Liang Zhang, Xiaohang Yue: Operations Sequencing in Flexible Production Lines With Bernoulli Machines. 645-653
Pengpeng Wang, Kamal Gupta, Ramesh Krishnamurti: Some Complexity Results for Metric View Planning Problem With Traveling Cost and Visibility Range. 654-659
Ehsan Vahedi, Vincent W. S. Wong, Ian F. Blake, Rabab K. Ward: Probabilistic Analysis and Correction of Chen's Tag Estimate Method. 659-663
Richard Primerano, David Wilkie, William C. Regli: A Case Study in System-Level Physics-Based Simulation of a Biomimetic Robot. 664-671
Volume 8, Number 4, October 2011
Yugang Yu, George Q. Huang, Zhaofu Hong, Xiandong Zhang: An Integrated Pricing and Deteriorating Model and a Hybrid Algorithm for a VMI (Vendor-Managed-Inventory) Supply Chain. 673-682
Yunjun Han, Xiaohong Guan, Leyuan Shi: Optimization Based Method for Supply Location Selection and Routing in Large-Scale Emergency Material Delivery. 683-693
Huey-Kuo Chen, Huey-Wen Chou, Che-Fu Hsueh, Tsung-Yu Ho: The Linehaul-Feeder Vehicle Routing Problem With Virtual Depots. 694-704
P. B. Sujit, Debasish Ghose: Self Assessment-Based Decision Making for Multiagent Cooperative Search. 705-719
Qing-Shan Jia: An Adaptive Sampling Algorithm for Simulation-Based Optimization With Descriptive Complexity Preference. 720-731
Hoong Chuin Lau, Zhengyi John Zhao, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Tong Heng Lee: Allocating Resources in Multiagent Flowshops With Adaptive Auctions. 732-743
Haitao Liao, Jian Sun: Nonparametric and Semi-Parametric Sensor Recovery in Multichannel Condition Monitoring Systems. 744-753
Sajed Miremadi, Knut Åkesson, Bengt Lennartson: Symbolic Computation of Reduced Guards in Supervisory Control. 754-765
Ahmed Nazeem, Spiridon Reveliotis: A Practical Approach for Maximally Permissive Liveness-Enforcing Supervision of Complex Resource Allocation Systems. 766-779
Shalabh Bhatnagar, Vivek Kumar Mishra, N. Hemachandra: Stochastic Algorithms for Discrete Parameter Simulation Optimization. 780-793
Hesuan Hu, MengChu Zhou, Zhiwu Li: Supervisor Optimization for Deadlock Resolution in Automated Manufacturing Systems With Petri Nets. 794-804
S. S.-M. Li, Charlie C. L. Wang, Kin-Chuen Hui: Bending-Invariant Correspondence Matching on 3-D Human Bodies for Feature Point Extraction. 805-814
Nate Bird, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos: Optimal Image-Based Euclidean Calibration of Structured Light Systems in General Scenes. 815-823
Micky Rakotondrabe, Ioan Alexandru Ivan: Development and Force/Position Control of a New Hybrid Thermo-Piezoelectric MicroGripper Dedicated to Micromanipulation Tasks. 824-834
Jeremy A. Marvel, Wyatt S. Newman: Model-Assisted Stochastic Learning for Robotic Applications. 835-845
Zhao Lu, Jing Sun, Kenneth R. Butts: Linear Programming SVM-ARMA 2K With Application in Engine System Identification. 846-854
Wei-Song Lin, Jih-Wen Sheu: Optimization of Train Regulation and Energy Usage of Metro Lines Using an Adaptive-Optimal-Control Algorithm. 855-864
Bahram Alidaee, Haibo Wang, Frank G. Landram: On the Flexible Demand Assignment Problems: Case of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 865-868



