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Thesis Defence: Integration of an AI-based Self-Correcting Fused Deposition Modelling, Composite Sensor, and XR Technology: An Industry 4.0 Demonstration Study

April 13, 2023 at 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Rohith Jayaraman Krishnamurthy, supervised by Dr. Abbas S. Milani, will defend their dissertation titled “Integration of an AI-based Self-Correcting Fused Deposition Modelling, Composite Sensor, and XR Technology: An Industry 4.0 Demonstration Study” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering.

An abstract for Rohith’s thesis is included below.

Examinations are open to all members of the campus community as well as the general public. Registration is not required for in-person defence.


ABSTRACT

Additive manufacturing has become an essential part of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, but significant challenges remain in developing robust and automated process models that underpin the technology. In the first phase of this research, an AI-based robust method for automatic stringing defect detection and its real-time self-correction during Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is proposed. The method is realized using a hybrid progressive machine learning under a combination of a convolutional neural network (CNN) and an Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) decision tree classifier. The CNN is trained offline using camera images of observed stringing defects at various process conditions and during layer-by-layer material deposition, mapping the data onto three classes of print quality (low/medium/high). Using the output of this CNN and the process variables such as retraction rate, retraction distance, and nozzle temperature, the XGB classifier then identifies the optimal G-code that can yield low or no stringing in printing the new parts. Using real-time validation tests, the model demonstrated an accuracy of 97% in the print quality prediction, a specificity of 96%, as well as over 90% F-score, sensitivity, and precision.

In the second phase of the research, it is aimed to combine the advantage of the above self-correcting FDM process with the emerging computer-mediated reality (XR) methods, and the Internet of Things (IoT), as an Industry 4.0 demonstration case study to safely monitor and control the temperature of manufactured parts in a simulated factory warehouse. To this end, a new Graphene-PLA sensor is 3D printed and calibrated, and subsequently, an XR mobile application is developed in Unity, to visualize and control the temperature of the parts in real-time. A user study is also conducted in the controlled lab environment, and the results showed that the XR mobile app clearly leads to faster (by 86.8%) and more accurate (97%) temperature control and monitoring, when compared to a conventional manual IR-camera application. The user experience (UX) was also significantly improved, as measured through a Holistic Presence Questionnaire (HPQ).

Details

Date:
April 13, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Venue

EME Amphitheatre
1137 Alumni Ave
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada
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Additional Info

Room Number
4216
Registration/RSVP Required
No
Event Type
Thesis Defence
Topic
Research and Innovation, Science, Technology and Engineering
Audiences
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Families, Partners and Industry, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates