metafur: Digital Twin System of a Blast Furnace

SH Nistala, R Kumar, MS Parihar… - Transactions of the Indian …, 2024 - Springer
Blast furnace ironmaking accounts for approximately 70% of the total energy consumption
and emissions in steelmaking. Hot metal quality has a significant impact on the operation of …

Digital twins for optimization of ironmaking operations

V Runkana, S Majumder, VJ Desai, J Arunprasath… - CSI Transactions on …, 2024 - Springer
Manufacturing of steel involves conversion of raw iron ores into different steel products
through a complex network of unit operations. Optimizing manufacturing operations and …

System and method for machine-learning enabled micro-assembly control with the aid of a digital computer

I Matei, A Plochowietz, S Nelaturi, J De Kleer… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract System and method that allow utilize machine learning algorithms to move a micro-
object to a desired position are described. A sensor such as a high speed camera or …

System and method for machine-learning-enabled micro-object density distribution control with the aid of a digital computer

I Matei, J De Kleer, C Somarakis - US Patent 11,921,488, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract System and method that to shape micro-object density distribution (how densely the
micro-objects are assembled in particular spatial regions) are provided. A high speed …

Methods and apparatus to automatically update artificial intelligence models for autonomous factories

M Hou, R Wouhaybi, SC Kaira - US Patent App. 17/359,206, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for automatically
updating artificial intelli gence models operating on data of a first factory production line, the …

Inter-plant communication

S Gau - US Patent App. 18/021,683, 2024 - Google Patents
G05B19/418—Total factory control, ie centrally controlling a plurality of machines, eg direct
or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated …

System and method for machine-learning-based position estimation for use in micro-assembly control with the aid of a digital computer

A Plochowietz, A Ramakrishnan, W Jackson… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Control loop latency can be accounted for in predicting positions of micro-objects being
moved by using a hybrid model that includes both at least one physics-based model and …

System and method for multi-object micro-assembly control with the aid of a digital computer

I Matei, J De Kleer - US Patent 12,020,399, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract System and method that allow to jointly cause movement of multiple micro-and-
nano-objects to desired positions are described. A high speed camera tracks the locations of …

Systems and methods for utilizing internet connected sensors for manufacture monitoring

RM Krenz - US Patent App. 16/928,099, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND [0002] Manufacturers of goods that involve assembling the goods from a
number of components are constrained by the limited time available to optimally plan and …

Methods and systems for predicting electromechanical device failure

M Allard, M Egger, S Black, T Perry… - US Patent App. 16 …, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for predicting electromechanical device failure are disclosed. In an
example method, an analytic model, configured to implement predictive diagnostics for an …