Author:
Karishma Agrawal ,Supachai Vorapojpisut
Abstract
This study proposes a statistical model to characterize the temporal characteristics of an entire production process. The model utilizes received signal strength indicator (RSSI) data obtained from a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) network. A hidden semi-Markov model (HSMM) is formulated based on the characteristics of the production process, and the forward-backward algorithm is employed to re-estimate the probability distribution of state durations. The proposed method is validated through numerical, simulation, and real-world experiments, yielding promising results. The results show that the Kullback-Leibler divergence (KLD) score of 0.1843, while the simulation achieves an average vector distance score of 0.9740. The real-time experiment also shows a reasonable accuracy, with an average HSMM estimated throughput time of 30.48 epochs, compared to the average real throughput time of 33.99 epochs. Overall, the model serves as a valuable tool for predicting the cycle time and throughput time of a production line.
Publisher
Taiwan Association of Engineering and Technology Innovation
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,General Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Environmental Engineering,General Computer Science
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