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Dec. 1994 - Present |
Research Engineer, Lab Manager
CIM Lab, Institute for Systems Research,
UMCP Lab responsibilities - Managing the facilities (i.e., Windows NT workstations, UNIX systems/networks, ObjectStore database server, and CNC machines) and personnel of the CIM Lab;
- Installing/maintaining software in UNIX and Windows NT machines;
- Overseeing routine operations;
- Managing software development projects for faculty and industrial collaborators affiliated with the lab;
- Developing software in C++ ( Sun Workshop, GNU, Microsoft Visual C++), Java (IBM VisualAge Enterprise Edition, Symantec Visual Cafe Database Edition), and Microsoft Visual Basic; using CASE tools (i.e., Rational Rose, Petri nets), ACIS;
- Developing manufacturing/assembly simulation models using ARENA;
- Aiding in the selection of various software systems in support of projects;
- Developing/maintaining Lab Internet web pages and Intranet web site;
- Co-advising Ph.D. and MS students.
Consulting Projects
- Technical feasibility analysis of a shop floor real time operator work instruction system for Black and Decker at Easton
- Cell formation analysis for Ward Machinery (in-house software)
- Muni bus assembly line simulation for AAI (ARENA)
- Cell formation and layout for Dixon Valve & Coupling (in-house software and MS Excel)
Research Projects
Object Modeling of Dynamic Web-Based Enterprise
Systems
- The goal of this project is to develop simulation
models constructs of the extended
enterprise
for planning and control in supply
chain.These
constructs may allow the enterprise
manager
to develop enterprise models for
supply and
information value chain. The models
may be
used to evaluate supply chain alternatives
so that relevant system performances
are
optimized and to determine equitable
methods
of allocating value along the chain.
Intelligent Process Planner and Scheduler
(IPPS)
- Developing Adaptable Manufacturing Planning
and Scheduling Engine (AMPSE) based on a
Parallel Simulated Annealing Optimization
Algorithm
- Developing Java Beans for the Parallel Simulated
Annealling Kernel
- Developing Internet based Service Architecture, XML based information models, and Java reusable components (Java Beans)
- Implementing IPPS using IBM XML Parser, Java Server Page (JSP), Servlets, Applets
- Using Rational Rose for System Specifications/Documentation, IBM VisualAge for Java Enterprise Edition for Java development, IBM WebSphere Studio for managing and developing web pages, and IBM WebSphere web/application server
Adaptable Manufacturing Simulation Model
- Performing research and co-advising a Ph.D. student
- Identifying concepts of adaptability, some measures for adaptable simulation models, and factors that affect adaptability
An Agent-based Shop Floor Simulation System
- Supervised and developed a Java-based shop floor simulation system
- Supervised and developed a GUI-based automatic simulation code generator.
Modeling and Evaluation of Assembly Systems
- Performed research and co-advising an MS student for this NIST project.
- Developed Bottleneck Identification Methodology for Throughput-Oriented Flow Lines
Integrating Product Design and Production:
Designing for Time-to-Market - Performed research and co-advising a MS and a Ph.D. students
Integrated Product and Process Design Automation
Tool for Microwave Module
- Coordinated project activities among participants from several organizations.
- Developed and supervised design workflow program.
- Developed project web pages.
Operator Information System for Parallel
Assembly Workstations
- Completed and delivered Operator Information System for Parallel Assembly Workstations to Black & Decker at Easton
- Developed Internet-based real-time workstation controller, which communicates with the Prodel conveyor controller via serial line and web browser via DDE using MS Visual Basic.
Distributed Group Technology Code Generation
System - Supervised and completed a feature-based design in Microstation, STEP file translator, Internet-based manufacturing service (Group Technology code generation system).
- Developed C++, Java, GUI, object-oriented database, and networking programs.
- Developed and integrated STEP file-to-Object Store database translator (in C++) with the Optimal Selection Partners in Agile Manufacturing System.
Virtual Manufacturing Background Research, http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/CIM/projects/virtual.html
- Completed and delivered Virtual Manufacturing research phase I and II projects to Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Air Force Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, under contract via Lawrence Associates Inc.
- Performed intensive reviews of up-to-date research and industrial applications in virtual manufacturing.
- Developed virtual manufacturing web site including html pages and on-line information storage/retrieval system.
- Developed ACIS .sat file to STEP file translator on the web.
Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing
- Completed and delivered the Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing Software System to ARMY Tank-Automotive Command.
- Developed C++, Object-oriented (Object Store) databases, and GUI.
- Performed configuration management and supervised program development.
- Completed software system documentation and software design representation techniques.
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- Dana Nau, Michael Ball, John Baras, Abdur
Chowdhury, Edward Lin, Jeff Meyer, Ravi Rajamani,
John Splain, and Vinai Trichur, (2000)
"Integrated Product and Process Design
of Microwave Modules using AI Planning and
Integer Programming," accepted to appear
in Knowledge Intensive CAD workshop, KIC-4
- Dana Nau, Michael Ball, John Baras, Abdur
Chowdhury, Edward Lin, Jeff Meyer, Ravi Rajamani,
John Splain, and Vinai Trichur, (2000)
"Process Planning in Microwave Module
Production," accepted for publication
in AI in Engineering Design and Manufacturing"
(AI-EDAM)
- Guilherme E. Vieira, Jeffrey W. Herrmann,
and Edward Lin, (2000) " Analytical
Models to Predict the Performance of a Single-Machine
System Under Periodic and Event-Driven Rescheduling
Strategies," accepted to appear in the
International Journal of Production Research.
- Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Edward Lin, Bala Ram,
and Sanjiv Sarin, (2000) "Adaptable
Simulation Models for Manufacturing,"
accepted to appear in the FAIM 2000 -- Flexible
Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing,
June 26-28, 2000, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland.
- Minis, I., J.W. Herrmann, G. Lam, and E. Lin, (1999)
" A Generative Approach for Concurrent
Manufacturability Evaluation and Subcontractor
Selection," Journal of Manufacturing
Systems, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 383-395,
1999.
- Yi-Tzer Lin and Chen Zhou, (1999) "Modeling and Analysis of Message Passing in Distributed Manufacturing Systems," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics -- Part C: Applications and Reviews, Vol. 29, No. 2, May 1999, pp. 250-261.
- Jeff Meyer, Mike Ball, John Baras, Abdur Chowdhury, Edward Lin, Dana Nau, Ravi Rajamani, and Vinai Trichur, (1998) "Process Planning in Microwave Module Production," 1998 Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Workshop: State of the Art and State of Practice, Second Biannual AI & Mfg Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 1998.
- Ramesh Karne, Swati Dandekar, Sridhar Poluri, Gang Chen, John Baras, Dana Nau, Michael Ball, Edward Lin, Vinai Trichur, James Williams, (1998) "Web-It-Man: A Web-based Integrated Tool for Manufacturing Environment," DETC98/CIE-5524, 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Sept. 13-16, Atlanta, GA.
- Michael Ball, John Baras, Edward Lin, Ioannis Minis, Dana Nau and Ramesh Karne "Integrated Product and Process Design Tool for Microwave Modules," 1998 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, pp. 655-656, Jan. 5-8, 1998, Monterey, Mexico.
- Manish Govil, Karthik S.G., Edward Lin, Edward Magrab and Ioannis Minis "Integrating Product Design and Production: Designing for Time-to-Market," 1998 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, pp. 657-658, Jan. 5-8, 1998, Monterrey, Mexico.
- Kenneth Crossen and Edward Lin, (1997) "Creating Excellent Manufacturing Work Instructions," Modern Machine Shop, Nov. 1997, pp. 178-180.
- Kalyanapasupathy, V., Lin, Edward, and Minis, Ioannis (1997) "Group Technology Code Generation over the Internet," DETC97/CIE-4290, 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, September 14-17, 1997, Sacramento, CA.
- Herrmann, Jeffrey, Lin, Edward, and Minis, Ioannis (1997) "An Operator Information System for Parallel, off-line assembly," 6th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, September 9-12, 1997, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
- Lin, Edward, Minis, I., Nau, D.S., Regli, W.C. (1996) "An Assessment of Virtual Manufacturing Technologies," Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan. 2-5, 1996, pp. 101-102.
- Candadai, A., Herrmann, J.W., Lam, G., Lin, Edward, Minis, I., Ramachandran, V., (1996) "Design Evaluation for Agile Manufacturing," Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan. 2-5, 1996, pp. 27-28.
- Lin, Yi-Tzer and Zhou, Chen (1993) "Message Reachability Analysis for Manufacturing Cells", 2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference Proceedings, Los Angeles, California, May 26-28, 1993, pp. 46-50.
- Lin, Yi-Tzer (1994) "Modelling and analysis for message reachability in distributed manufacturing systems," Ph.D. thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. (Copyright 24Aug95, TX-4-114-980).
Invited Talks and Presentations
- Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Guilherme E. Vieira, and Edward Lin, "Evaluating Rescheduling Strategies," Invited Cluster in Manufacturing and Logistics Fall 1999 INFORMS Meeting, Philadelphia, November 7-10, 1999.
- Guilherme E. Vieira, Jeffrey W. Herrmann,
and Edward Lin, "Evaluating rescheduling
policies for discrete manufacturing systems,"
poster session, Winter Simulation Conference'98,
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC, Dec. 13-16,
1998.
- Petri Nets: Tutorial and Applications, The
32th Annual Symposium of the Washington Operations
Research - Management Science Council, Washington,
D.C., Nov. 5, 1997. Presentation Material , Handout
Technical Reports
- Whangbo, Albert, Lin, Edward, and Herrmann, W. Jeffrey (1999) "REU Report: Development of an Agent-Based Factory Shop Floor Simulation Tool", Technical Report UG99-8, Institute for Systems Research, University of Marynald.
- Herrmann, J.W., Lin, Edward, and Minis, Ioannis (1998) "An Internet-Based Work Instructions System," Technical Report TR98-4, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland.
- Kalyanapasupathy, V., Lin, Edward, and Minis, Ioannis (1997) "Distributed Group Technology Code Generation System," Technical Report, Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland.
- Edward Lin, Ioannis Minis, Dana S. Nau and William C. Regli (1996) "Contribution to Virtual Manufacturing Background Research -- Phase II," Final Report to Lawrence Associatesin for Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Air Force Wright Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-6533.
- Edward Lin, Ioannis Minis, Dana S. Nau and William C. Regli (1995) "Contribution to Virtual Manufacturing Background Research -- Phase I," Final Report to Lawrence Associatesin for Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Air Force Wright Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-6533, Contract No. F33615-92-D-5812.
- Ioannis Minis, Arun Candadai, Jeffrey Herrmann, Giang Lam, Edward Lin, Rakesh Nagi and Vijay Ramachandran (1995)"Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing -- Software User's Manual (A004)," Contract DAAE07-93-C-R086, U.S. Army Tank Command (TACOM), AMSTA-IRRA.
- Ioannis Minis, Arun Candadai, Jeffrey Herrmann, Giang Lam, Edward Lin, Rakesh Nagi and Vijay Ramachandran (1995)"Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing -- Computer System Operator's Manual (A005)," Contract DAAE07-93-C-R086, U.S. Army Tank Command (TACOM), AMSTA-IRRA.
- Ioannis Minis, Arun Candadai, Jeffrey Herrmann, Giang Lam, Edward Lin, Rakesh Nagi and Vijay Ramachandran (1995)"Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing -- Final Report (A001),"Contract DAAE07-93-C-R086, U.S. Army Tank Command (TACOM), AMSTA-IRRA.
- Ioannis Minis, Arun Candadai, Jeffrey Herrmann, Giang Lam, Edward Lin, Rakesh Nagi and Vijay Ramachandran (1995)"Optimal Selection of Partners in Agile Manufacturing -- System/Segment Design Document (A003)," Contract DAAE07-93-C-R086, U.S. Army Tank Command (TACOM), AMSTA-IRRA.
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