Hasan, Md. Mahmud

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FOR Category F10600: Applied Sciences and TechnologiesA BE~CHMARKINGRELATED SURVEY OF ROBOTAND AUTOMATION IN INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIAMd. Mahmud HasanFaculty of EngineeringUniveTsiti PutTa Malaysia, 43400 UPM, SeTdang, Selangor,MalaysiaKeywords: robotics and automation, intelligent sys-tem, mobile robotics, modular robotics, image proc-essing, control and automation, fuzzy logic, neuralnetworks.IntroductionRobotics is an area where knowledge and methods from me-chanical and electrical engineering and from computer sci-ence are being integrated to form a new kind of machine. Theuse of automation can achieve sustainable development andincreases the competitiveness and productivity of Malaysiaindustries. Robotic and Automation in industry are key fac-tors to get the competitive advantage in this global environ-ment. The objectives of this study were to identify the pres-ent uses and status of robot and automation in the Malaysianindustries (Mahmud Hasan and Abd. Rahman, 1998), state-of-art robotic research, utilising the Multimedia Super Corri-dor (MSC) in modem robotic applications specially in tele-medicine (Mahmud Hasan et al. 1997), and computer teleph-ony integration (CTI) system. To achieve these, the researchprojects were subdivided in few areas. The main research ar-eas were nation wide robot and automation survey, Embed-ded system for tele-robotic (Mahmud Hasan et al. 1997),modular robot link design, customised tele-robot design fortele-medicine application, dedicated real-time server designfor tele-medicine, intelligent mobile platform design, Internetapplication design, DSP for robot sensor (Mahmud Hasan,1998), Computer telephony interface devices design and im-plementation.Materials and MethodsIn this survey there were two types of questionnaires wereprepared, one for "Robot and Automation in Industry" andanother for "Benchmarking". (The questionnaires were de-signed to identify the automated machines as well as the ma-chine handling strategy (the administration). The benchmarkreports were prepared from the survey questionnaires, themajor criteria were: accessibility, independence, fairness, ac-countability, efficiency and effectiveness of the industry. Onother hand it is also possible to fill up and submit the ques-tionnaire from the web. There were good responses, becausea feedback benchmark report was provided to the respondingindustries. The outcome of this research is a valuable infor-mation about the present robot and automation scale andtheir benchmark against the world class. Other researcheswere carried under this project umbrella were: Internet basedECG machine, internet based course production, intelligentmobile platform, dynamic hybrid robot control system ap-proach for tele-medicine and modular robot design.Results and DiscussionSecond Industrial Master Plan in Malaysia, 1996-2005(IMP2) is focusing on an integrated industry-wide visionembracing both manufacturing and business support services.There are 8 industry groups under the IMP2: (1) The electri-cal and electronics industry group; (2) The textiles and ap-parel industry group; (3) The chemical industry group; (4)The resource-based industry group; (5) The agro-based andfood products industry group; (6) The transportation industrygroup; (7) The materials industry group; and (8) The ma-chinery and equipment industry group. Targeting the IMP2plan this research project was considered to surveying theapplication of automation and robotics in Malaysia. Basi-cally, the manufacturing automation consists of a collectionof technologies that can be divided into two interrelatedcategories: (I) Product automation technologies, and (IT)In-frastructure technologies. The results and suggestion of our"A benchmarking related survey of Robot and Automation inIndustry in Malaysia" show that the robotics is a technologywhere innovation playing the most important role. A systemmust be formulated that will encourage innovations andachieve greater output per unit input. From this survey it wasobserved that, in the past, the Malaysia economy was pro-pelled by input-driven growth. Labour was the main sourceof economic growth. The country has now come to an inno-vation-driven stage where labour and capital resources canno longer be the main sources to increase output. The reasonis that countries labour supply is dwindling and there is alimit to which capital investments can continue to grow be-fore diminishing returns set in. From now on, Malaysia'seconomic growth must be sustained by making the best useof our labour and capital resources, and putting in place sys-tems that will encourage innovations and achieve greateroutput per unit input.ConclusionsIt was observed that majority of the industries have longconveyer belt with light sensors, contact sensor and pellet(labour intensive semi-automated industry). It means thatthese industries are in position a very good to transfer to theautomation technology. It is necessary for the medium andlarge companies to have a fresh look at robots to see how thispowerful technology can help them solve manufacturingchallenges.ReferencesMahmud Hasan, Md. 1998. 'Use of DSP in the robot sensor proc-essing", 1" National DSP Educators Conference, Texas Instru-ments, 3m Sep.'98, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Mahmud Hasan, Md. and Abd. Rahman Ramli. 1998. "A bench-marking related survey of Robot and Automation in Industry inMalaysia", Malaysian Science and Technology Congress' 98 30and 31 Oct'98, Hyatt Regency, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 'Mahmud Hasan, Md., Iskandar B. Baharin and Shafina Sultana.1997. "Robot Kinematics Non-linear Observer Design", Proc.22nd International Conference for Computers and Industrial En-gineering, 20-22 December, 1997, Cairo, Egypt.Mahmud Hasan, Md., Iskandar B. Baharin and Shafina Sultana.1997. "A validation study of a biologically realistic robot controlstructure through human operator", Proc. IFAC/IEEE Interna-tional Symposium on Artificial Intelligent in Real-time Control,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-25 September, 1997.Supported by IRPA Grant 03-02-04-0024173

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