108 research outputs found
Yarn strength prediction: a practical model based on Artificial Neural Networks
Yarn strength is one of the most significant parameters to be controlled during yarn spinning process. This parameter strongly depends on both the rovings' characteristics and the spinning process. On the basis of their expertise textile technicians are able to provide a raw and qualitative prediction of the yarn strength by knowing a series of fiber parameters like length, strength, and fineness. Nevertheless, they often need to perform many tests before producing a yarn with a desired strength. This paper describes a Feed Forward Back Propagation Artificial Neural Network-based model able to help the technicians in predicting the yarn strength without the need of physically spinning the yarn. The model performs a reliable prediction of the yarn strength on the basis of a series of roving parameters, commonly measured by the technicians before the yarn spinning process starts. The model has been trained with 98 training data and validated with 50 new tests. The mean error in prediction of yarn strength, using the validation set, is less than 4%. The results have been compared with the one obtained by means of a classical method: the multiple regression. Nowadays, the developed model is running in the laboratory of New Mill S.p.A., an important textile company that operates in Prato (Italy)
Colour mixing modelling and simulation: optimization of colour recipe for carded fibres
Colour matching between carded and finished fibres is an important
challenge for textile industry. The straightforward approach for
mixing together some differently coloured fibres in order to
obtain a blend of a desired colour is to perform a trial and error
approach starting from a given colour recipe and optimizing it
with several attempts. Unfortunately, dyeing process so as the
carding procedure may result in a carded fibre whose colour is
different from the desired one. As a consequence textile companies
have to modify the original recipe in order to reduce the gap
between the colour of the final product and the desired one. The
present work describes a model able to simulate the colour mixing
of fibres in order to assess the best recipe. The model consists
in two modules: a “prediction module” predicts the colour of a
blend obtained by mixing together several fibres; an “optimization
module” is used to optimize the final recipe. The devised system
has been tested for optimizing the recipe of a set of 200 blends.
The mean error in predicting the blend colour is about 15% with a
variance of 0.165. The time for optimizing the recipe is reduced
by 92%
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