Volume 9, Number 1, January 2012
Ken Goldberg: What Is Automation? 1-2
Lindsay V. Allen, Kiah Mok Goh, Dawn M. Tilbury: Input Order Robustness: Definition, Verification Procedure, and Examples. 3-15
Chingchun Huang, Sheng-Jyh Wang: A Bayesian Hierarchical Framework for Multitarget Labeling and Correspondence With Ghost Suppression Over Multicamera Surveillance System. 16-30
Feng Duan, Jeffrey Too Chuan Tan, Ji Gang Tong, Ryu Kato, Tamio Arai: Application of the Assembly Skill Transfer System in an Actual Cellular Manufacturing System. 31-41
Chengbin Chu, Feng Chu, MengChu Zhou, Haoxun Chen, Qingning Shen: A Polynomial Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Crude Oil Transportation Planning. 42-55
Lu Zhen, Loo Hay Lee, Ek Peng Chew, Dao-Fang Chang, Zhi-Xiang Xu: A Comparative Study on Two Types of Automated Container Terminal Systems. 56-69
Francesco Moscato, Valeria Vittorini, Flora Amato, Antonino Mazzeo, Nicola Mazzocca: Solution Workflows for Model-Based Analysis of Complex Systems. 83-95
William S. Harrison, Dawn M. Tilbury, Chengyin Yuan: From Hardware-in-the-Loop to Hybrid Process Simulation: An Ontology for the Implementation Phase of a Manufacturing System. 96-109
Jae-Hyun Lee, Steven J. Fenves, Conrad Bock, Hyo-Won Suh, Rachuri Sudarsan, Xenia Fiorentini, Ram D. Sriram: A Semantic Product Modeling Framework and Its Application to Behavior Evaluation. 110-123
Liang Zhou, Hui Wang, Christopher Berry, Xin Weng, S. Jack Hu: Functional Morphing in Multistage Manufacturing and Its Applications in High-Definition Metrology-Based Process Control. 124-136
Roman Buil, Miquel Angel Piera, Peter B. Luh: Improvement of Lagrangian Relaxation Convergence for Production Scheduling. 137-147
Saif Benjaafar, Mohsen ElHafsi: A Production-Inventory System With Both Patient and Impatient Demand Classes. 148-159
Aditya N. Das, Rakesh Murthy, Dan O. Popa, Harry E. Stephanou: A Multiscale Assembly and Packaging System for Manufacturing of Complex Micro-Nano Devices. 160-170
Onur Tekdas, Yokesh Kumar, Volkan Isler, Ravi Janardan: Building a Communication Bridge With Mobile Hubs. 171-176
Hongbo Guo, Victor C. M. Leung, Miodrag Bolic: $M$ -Ary RFID Tags Splitting With Small Idle Slots. 177-181
Fan-Tien Cheng, Hsien-Cheng Huang, Chi-An Kao: Developing an Automatic Virtual Metrology System. 181-188
Jie Zhu, Xiaoping Li: An Effective Meta-Heuristic for No-Wait Job Shops to Minimize Makespan. 189-198
Yehia Thabet Kotb, Steven S. Beauchemin, John L. Barron: Workflow Nets for Multiagent Cooperation. 198-203
Naiqi Wu, MengChu Zhou: Schedulability Analysis and Optimal Scheduling of Dual-Arm Cluster Tools With Residency Time Constraint and Activity Time Variation. 203-209
Volume 9, Number 2, April 2012
Ken Goldberg: Editorial Tracking T-ASE Inventory by Methodology and Application. 213-214
Xiaolei Xie, Jingshan Li, Colleen H. Swartz, Paul DePriest: Modeling and Analysis of Rapid Response Process to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Care. 215-225
Kelly Sakaki, Hadi Esmaeilsabzali, Nikolai Dechev, Robert D. Burke, Edward J. Park: A Generalized Tip-Membrane Contact Detection Algorithm for Automated Single Cell Electroporation Using Statistical Process Control. 226-236
Santanu Kumar Pradhan, Bidyadhar Subudhi: Real-Time Adaptive Control of a Flexible Manipulator Using Reinforcement Learning. 237-249
Chen Yao, Christos G. Cassandras: A Solution to the Optimal Lot-Sizing Problem as a Stochastic Resource Contention Game. 250-264
Sandeep Srivathsan, Manjunath Kamath: An Analytical Performance Modeling Approach for Supply Chain Networks. 265-275
Yong Yu, Tsan-Ming Choi, Chi-Leung Hui: An Intelligent Quick Prediction Algorithm With Applications in Industrial Control and Loading Problems. 276-287
Guangdong Tian, MengChu Zhou, Jiangwei Chu, Yumei Liu: Probability Evaluation Models of Product Disassembly Cost Subject to Random Removal Time and Different Removal Labor Cost. 288-295
Jianwei Xu, Jiandong Wang, Iman Izadi, Tongwen Chen: Performance Assessment and Design for Univariate Alarm Systems Based on FAR, MAR, and AAD. 296-307
Kristofer Bengtsson, Patrik Bergagard, Carl Thorstensson, Bengt Lennartson, Knut Åkesson, Chengyin Yuan, Sajed Miremadi, Petter Falkman: Sequence Planning Using Multiple and Coordinated Sequences of Operations. 308-319
Chao-Ton Su, Yu-Hsiang Hsiao, Chia-Chin Chang: Parameter Optimization Design for Touch Panel Laser Cutting Process. 320-329
Chandresh Mehta, Lalit Patil, Debasish Dutta: An Information-Based Approach to Compute Similarity Between Engineering Changes. 330-341
Qing-Shan Jia: Efficient Computing Budget Allocation for Simulation-Based Policy Improvement. 342-352
Awantha Jayasiri, George K. I. Mann, Raymond G. Gosine: Modular Supervisory Control and Hierarchical Supervisory Control of Fuzzy Discrete-Event Systems. 353-364
Junwei Cao, Wen Zhang, Wei Tan: Dynamic Control of Data Streaming and Processing in a Virtualized Environment. 365-376
J. Manuel Cano Izquierdo, Julio Ibarrola, Miguel Almonacid Kroeger: Control Loop Performance Assessment With a Dynamic Neuro-Fuzzy Model (dFasArt). 377-389
Wenbin Dai, Valeriy Vyatkin: Redesign Distributed PLC Control Systems Using IEC 61499 Function Blocks. 390-401
Jungsik Kim, Hamid Ladjal, David Folio, Antoine Ferreira, Jung Kim: Evaluation of Telerobotic Shared Control Strategy for Efficient Single-Cell Manipulation. 402-406
Mario Richtsfeld, Markus Vincze: Seam Following for Automated Industrial Fiber Mat Stitching. 406-411
Ahmed Khoumsi, Hicham Chakib: Conjunctive and Disjunctive Architectures for Decentralized Prognosis of Failures in Discrete-Event Systems. 412-417
Przemyslaw Ignaciuk, Andrzej Bartoszewicz: Sliding Mode Dead-Beat Control of Perishable Inventory Systems With Multiple Suppliers. 418-423
Alberto Vergnano, Carl Thorstensson, Bengt Lennartson, Petter Falkman, Marcello Pellicciari, Francesco Leali, Stephan Biller: Modeling and Optimization of Energy Consumption in Cooperative Multi-Robot Systems. 423-428
Yanhua Du, Xitong Li, PengCheng Xiong: A Petri Net Approach to Mediation-Aided Composition of Web Services. 429-435
Il Yeo, Lalit Patil, Debasish Dutta: Feedback Matching Framework for Semantic Interoperability of Product Data. 436-445
Naiqi Wu, MengChu Zhou: Modeling, Analysis and Control of Dual-Arm Cluster Tools With Residency Time Constraint and Activity Time Variation Based on Petri Nets. 446-454
Yufeng Chen, ZhiWu Li, Mohamed Khalgui, Olfa Mosbahi: Corrections to "Design of a Maximally Permissive Liveness-Enforcing Petri Net Supervisor for Flexible Manufacturing Systems". 455
Volume 9, Number 3, 2012
Yuki Sato, Jin Mitsugi, Osamu Nakamura, Jun Murai: Theory and Performance Evaluation of Group Coding of RFID Tags. 458-466
Chih-Hsing Chu, Jack C. P. Su, Yuan-Tsung Chen: A Concurrent Approach to Reducing Environmental Impact of Product Development at the System Design Stage. 482-495
María Domínguez Gago, Antonio Fernández-Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Ramón Rodríguez Pecharromán: Energy Savings in Metropolitan Railway Substations Through Regenerative Energy Recovery and Optimal Design of ATO Speed Profiles. 496-504
Jason B. Forsyth, Thomas L. Martin, Deborah Young-Corbett, Ed Dorsa: Feasibility of Intelligent Monitoring of Construction Workers for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 505-515

Yangmin Li, Jiming Huang, Hui Tang: A Compliant Parallel XY Micromotion Stage With Complete Kinematic Decoupling. 538-553
Qingsong Xu: Design and Development of a Flexure-Based Dual-Stage Nanopositioning System With Minimum Interference Behavior. 554-563
Yan Qiao, Naiqi Wu, MengChu Zhou: Real-Time Scheduling of Single-Arm Cluster Tools Subject to Residency Time Constraints and Bounded Activity Time Variation. 564-577
Xiaoping Li, Yi Zhang: Adaptive Hybrid Algorithms for the Sequence-Dependent Setup Time Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling Problem. 578-595
Shen Yan, Enlu Zhou, Chun-Hung Chen: Efficient Selection of a Set of Good Enough Designs With Complexity Preference. 596-606
Rinat Ibrayev, Yan-Bin Jia: Recognition of Curved Surfaces From "One-Dimensional" Tactile Data. 613-621
SangJoo Kwon, Haemin Jeong, Jaewoong Hwang: Kalman Filter-Based Coarse-to-Fine Control for Display Visual Alignment Systems. 621-628
Derong Liu, Ding Wang, Dongbin Zhao, Qinglai Wei, Ning Jin: Neural-Network-Based Optimal Control for a Class of Unknown Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems Using Globalized Dual Heuristic Programming. 628-634
Volume 9, Number 4, October 2012
Ken Goldberg: Editorial [intro. to Guest Editorial by Prof. Raff D'Andrea]. 637
Raffaello D'Andrea: Guest editorial: A revolution in the warehouse: a retrospective on Kiva Systems and the grand challenges ahead. 638-639
Francesco Basile, Pasquale Chiacchio, Jolanda Coppola: A Hybrid Model of Complex Automated Warehouse Systems - Part I: Modeling and Simulation. 640-653
Francesco Basile, Pasquale Chiacchio, Jolanda Coppola: A Hybrid Model of Complex Automated Warehouse Systems - Part II: Analysis and Experimental Results. 654-668
Ashis Gopal Banerjee, Sagar Chowdhury, Wolfgang Losert, Satyandra K. Gupta: Real-Time Path Planning for Coordinated Transport of Multiple Particles Using Optical Tweezers. 669-678
Volkmar Eichhorn, Malte Bartenwerfer, Sergej Fatikow: Nanorobotic Assembly and Focused Ion Beam Processing of Nanotube-Enhanced AFM Probes. 679-686
Peter B. Luh, Christian T. Wilkie, Shi-Chung Chang, Kerry L. Marsh, Neal Olderman: Modeling and Optimization of Building Emergency Evacuation Considering Blocking Effects on Crowd Movement. 687-700
Wenbin Zhu, Hu Qin, Andrew Lim, Huidong Zhang: Iterative Deepening A* Algorithms for the Container Relocation Problem. 710-722
Dohyun Kim, Bangrae Lee, Hyuck Jai Lee, Sang Pil Lee, Yeongho Moon, Myong K. Jeong: Automated Detection of Influential Patents Using Singular Values. 723-733
Yuji Ito, Youngwoo Kim, Chikara Nagai, Goro Obinata: Vision-Based Tactile Sensing and Shape Estimation Using a Fluid-Type Touchpad. 734-744
Lijuan Xu, Qiang Huang: Modeling the Interactions Among Neighboring Nanostructures for Local Feature Characterization and Defect Detection. 745-754
Guangyong Li, Yucai Wang, Lianqing Liu: Drift Compensation in AFM-Based Nanomanipulation by Strategic Local Scan. 755-762
Ling Jian, Chuanhou Gao, Zhonghang Xia: Constructing Multiple Kernel Learning Framework for Blast Furnace Automation. 763-777



