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Automatización Avanzada y Robótica

Instituto de Organización y Control
de Sistemas Industrials (IOC)
Barcelona, Spain

 

 

02/2002 - 02/2007
 

 

    
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Doctorado europeo en el programa con mención de calidad
Automatizació Avançada i Robòtica (AAR)
at the
Institut d’Organització i Control de Sistemes Industrials (IOC)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC),
Barcelona, Spain.

Supervised by
Dr. Anna M. Coves Moreno

The thesis title is as follows:
"Sequencing in Mixed Model
Non-Permutation
Flowshop Production Lines
using Constrained Buffers"

Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude por unanimidad

Member of the research project DELIMER,
Design and Balancing of Assembly Lines in Realistic Environment,
financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Spain
and the Funding for Regional Research.
         
 



     

The Institute (IOC) covers the following three areas:
 

 

      
 

  • Organización Industrial (Industrial organization)
  • Robótica Industrial y de Servicios (Robotics for the industry and service)
  • Control de Procesos (Control de processes)
         
 

 

 

      

Homologation:
 

 

      
 


    "Ingeniero en Automática y Electrónica Industrial"

     Homologación
         
 

 

      

The stages of the doctoral-program were:
 

1st and 2nd terms of Lectures

 
1-10
(Credits)
 
 
  • Visión artificial, reconocimiento de formas e integración sensorial
    (Artificial Vision, recognition of forms and sensorial integration)
  
9,00
(3)
 
  • Métodos matemáticos de la teoría de control lineal
    (Mathematical methods of linear control)
  
9,00
(3)
Métodos matemáticos de la teoría de control lineal
 
  • Planificación de movimientos en robótica
    (Pacification of movements in robotics)
  
8,50
(3)
 
  • Sistemas de control por relé
    (Control systems with relay)
  
10,00
(3)
Sistemas de control por relé
 
  • Técnicas de optimización combinatoria
    (Techniques/Methods of combinatorial optimisation)
  
10,00
(3)
Técnicas de optimización combinatoria
 
  • Teoría de control realimentado
    (Theory of feedback-control)
  
9,50
(3)
Teoría de control realimentado
 
  • Control y programacíon de robots
    (Control and programming of robots)
  
10,00
(3)
Control y programacíon de robots
  3rd term with Two projects      
 
  • Determination of the inverse kinematics of a mechanic hand for realizing a grasp of a predetermined object with two or more fingers.
  
10,00
(3)
Determination of the inverse kinematics of a mechanic hand for realizing a grasp of a predetermined object with two or more fingers
 
  • Application of the Haptic-device PHANToM for the generation of trajectories of a polishing belt over a rigid object defined in VRML.
  
10,00
(3)
Application of the Haptic-device PHANToM for the generation of trajectories of a polishing belt over a rigid object defined in VRML
 

4th and 5th terms Thesis project

    
 

"Sequencing in Mixed Model
Non-Permutation
Flowshop Production Lines
using Constrained Buffers"

  
9,50
(6)

Presentation: Proyecto de Tesis (761kB) Proyecto de Tesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model (500kB)

 

6th term Suficiencia investigadora

    
 
  • Doctoral Program AAR
  • Course work
  • Tutored research works
  • Thesis Project and Progress

Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (DEA)

DEA-1 DEA-2 DEA-3

  

10

Presentation: Proyecto de Tesis (761kB) Proyecto de Tesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model (500kB) Suficiencia Investigadora Presentation: Proyecto de Tesis (761kB) Proyecto de Tesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model (500kB) Presentation: Proyecto de Tesis (761kB) Proyecto de Tesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model (500kB)

       
 

 

  
 

7th-10th term

    
 

03/2006 - 06/2006: Research Stay with Mr. Said Salhi at the Center for Heuristic Optimisation, Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
 

Doctoral Thesis
Supervised by
Dr. Anna M. Coves Moreno
(finished 12.02.2007)

 

10
cum laude

Presentation: Proyecto de Tesis (761kB) Proyecto de Tesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model (500kB) Doctoral Thesis
 

 

    
       
 

 

 

    
Conference and Journal Revisor:
         
 

International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

  
ICCSA-2007
 

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Special Issue on: "Production Line Systems: Concepts, Methods and Applications"

 

  
IJMTM
 

International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, Glasgow, Scotland.

 

  
ICCSA-2006
 

International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Edmonton, Canada.

 

  
IROS-2005
       
 

 

 

    
Conference Session Chair
         
 
Image Processing and Computer Vision; International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, Glasgow, Scotland; (due to absence of originally assigned Chair).

 

  
ICCSA-2006
       
 

 

 

    
Member
         
 

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Operational Research Society (2006-2007)

  
IEEE-RAS
OR-Society
       
 

 

 

  
Publications:
   
Cert.
Poster
Article
 
Working paper: Färber G., Coves A.M., Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops Using Constrained Buffers: Benchmark Results, International Conference on Computational Science and its application, Kuala Lumpur (ICCSA2007), Theories and Applications OTA'07 Workshop, Malaysia, (26-29.08.2007). Link
  
 
Working Paper/Ready for Submission: Färber G., Coves A.M., Analysis and Adjustment of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops, Annals of Operations Research. Link
     Analysis and Adjustment of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops.
 
Working paper: Färber G., Coves A.M., Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers. Journal of Scheduling. Link
    
 

Working paper: Färber G., Coves A.M., Novel Classification for Flowshops with Resequencing, TOP An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research. Link

  
 
Working paper: Färber G., Salhi. S., Coves A.M., Multistart Constrained-Logic-Programming for solving a Flowshop with Constrained Resequencing Buffers, Computers & Industrial Engineering. Link
  
 
Working paper: Färber G., Coves A.M., Overview on Resequencing within Mixed Model Flowshop Production Lines, International Journal of Production Economics. Link
  
 
Färber G., Salhi. S., Coves A.M., 2010, Performance Evaluation of Hybrid-CLP vs. GA: Non-Permutation Flowshop with Constrained Resequencing Buffers. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management (IJMTM), Special Issue on: "Production Line Systmes: Concepts, Methods and Applications", 2010, Vol.20, No.1/2/3/4 pp.242-258. Link
    
 
Färber G., Salhi. S., Coves A.M., Sequencing in a Non-permutation Flowshop with Constrained Buffers: Applicability of Genetic Algorithm versus Constraint Logic Programming, International Conference on Industrial Engineering (CIO 2007). (05-07.09.2007 in Madrid) Link
Furthermore selected to be published in "Dirección y Organización" (ISSN: 1132-175X) as a special issue “Selección de las ponencias más destacadas presentadas en CIO 2007”.
 Certificate

 
Färber G., Salhi. S., Coves A.M., June 2007, Semi-Dynamic demand in a Non-Permutation Flowshop with Constrained Resequencing Buffers, 6th International Conference on "Large-Scale Scientific Computations" in Sozopol, Bulgaria. Published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4818/2007:536-544. LSSC'07
    
 

Färber G., 12-02-2007, Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshop Production Lines using Constrained Buffers, PhD Thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. (Excelent Cum Laude). Link

     PhD Thesis: Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshop Production Lines using Constrained Buffers
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., September 2006, Benchmark Results of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers, 10th International Research/Expert Conference (TMT 2006), ISBN: 9958-617-30-7, Lloret de Mar, Spain. Link
   Poster: Benchmark Results of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers Benchmark Results of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers
 
Färber G., Salhi S., Coves A.M., September 2006, Heuristic Approach for solving a Flowshop with Constrained Resequencing Buffers with Multistart Constrained-Logic-Programming, OR48 Annual Conference, University of Bath, United Kingdom. Link
     Heuristic Approach for solving a Flowshop with Constrained Resequencing Buffers with Multistart Constrained-Logic-Programming
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., September 2006, Modelo CLP reducido para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almacenes limitados, X Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO 2006), ISBN: 84-9705-544-6, Valencia, Spain. Link
   Poster: Benchmark Results of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers Modelo CLP reducido para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almacenes limitados
 

Suárez R., Färber G., Septiembre 2006, Wrist-position parametrization for fast on-line determination of grasp configurations, 8th International IFAC Symposium on Robot Control (SYROCO 2006), Bologna, Italy. Link

     Wrist-position parametrization for fast on-line determination of grasp configurations.
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., June 2006, Analysis and Adjustment of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops, APMOD2006 Applied Mathematical Programming and Modelling, Madrid, Spain. Link
 Certificate   Analysis and Adjustment of a Genetic Algorithm for Non-Permutation Flowshops.
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., Mayo 2006, Extended Classification for Flowshops with Resequencing, XXIX Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa (SEIO 2006), ISBN: 84-689-8553-8, Tenerife, Spain. Link
Certificate Poster: Extended Classification for Flowshops with Resequencing Extended Clasification for Flowshops with Resequencing.
 

Färber G., Coves A.M., Mayo 2006, Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers, XXIX Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa (SEIO 2006), ISBN: 84-689-8553-8, Tenerife, Spain. Link

Certificate Poster: Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers Algoritmo Genético (GA) para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almacenes limitados.
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., Mayo 2006, Performance Study of a Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers, The 2006 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2006), Theories and Applications OTA'06 Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland. Published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3982/2006:638-648, ISSN: 0302-9743. Link Springer
 Certificate PowerPoint: Performance Study of a Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers Performance of a Genetic Algorithm for Sequencing in Mixed Model Non-Permutation Flowshops using Constrained Buffers.
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., September 2005, Modelo de programación lógica de restricciones (CLP) para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almacenes limitados, IX Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO 2005), Gijón, Spain
 Certificate Poster: Modelo de programación lógica de restricciones (CLP) para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almancenes limitados.
Modelo de programación lógica de restricciones (CLP) para una línea de producción con posibilidad de resecuenciar considerando almacenes limitados.
 
Färber G., Suárez R., February 2004, Determinación de una configuración óptima de una mano mecánica para la prensión de un paralelepípedo rectangular, 1ª Jornada de Recerca en Automàtica, Visió i Robòtica, AVR'2004, (libro ISBN 84-7653-844-8, CD ISBN 84-7653-845-6), Barcelona, Spain, pp.249-255.
   

Determinación de una configuración óptima de una mano mecánica para la prensión de un paralepipedo rectangular (1,4MB).

 
Hao N., Coves A.M., Färber G., December 2003, Scheduling and Sequencing problem of Mix-Model-Assembly-Line, IE&EM'2003 Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2003 Shanghai, China. (Abstract)
    
Scheduling and Sequencing problem of Mix-Model-Assembly-Line.
       
 

 

    
Scientific, technical documents
       
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., January 2005, Overview on: Sequencing in mixed model flowshop production lines with static and dynamic context, Documento Técnico, IOC-DT-P-2005-07, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
    
Overview on: Sequencing in mixed model flowshop production lines with static and dynamic context
 
Färber G., Suárez R., January 2005, Fast on-line determination of quasi-optimal grasp configurations based on off-line analysis and parametrization of the wrist position, Documento Técnico, IOC-DT-P-2005-01, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
    
Fast on-line determination of quasi-optimal grasp configurations based on off-line analysis and parametrization of the wrist position
 
Färber G., Coves A.M., June 2004, Secuenciación de ensamblaje mixtas con estaciones abiertas mediante un algoritmo de enumeración, Documento Técnico, IOC-DT-P-2004-10, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    
Secuenciación de ensamblaje mixtas con estaciones abiertas mediante un algoritmo de enumeración
 
Färber G., Basañez L., September 2003, Application of the Haptic-device PHANToM for the generation of trajectories of a polishing belt over a rigid object defined in VRML, Documento Técnico, IOC-DT-P-2003-10, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
    
Application of the Haptic-device PHANToM for the generation of trajectories of a polishing belt over a rigid object defined in VRML
 

Färber G., Suárez R., September 2003, Determination of the inverse kinematics of a mechanic hand for realizing a grasp of a predetermined object with two or more fingers, Documento Técnico, IOC-DT-P-2003-11, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    

Determination of the inverse kinematics of a mechanic hand for realizing a grasp of a predetermined object with two or more fingers
       
 

 

    

During the studies I have also been working on the following projects:
  Translation/Interpretation:    

 
  • CONTEXT
    Mainly translations of technical manuals.
    
CONTEXT

 
  • ABA TEXT
    Mainly translations of technical manuals.
    
ABA-TEXT
  Creation of Homepage:    

 
  • IVIS (a Igual Valor, Igual Salario)
    La valoración de puestos de trabajo
    y la     discriminación salarial de la mujer
    
  Translation of Homepage to German:    

 
  • ELDA
    eLearning Disability Access
    
ELDA: eLearning Disability Access
       

 

    

LINKS:
       

 

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Pal-robotics (Barcelona)