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Main Authors: Kariminejad, Mandana, Tormey, David, Ryan, Caitríona, O'Hara, Christopher, Weinert, Albert, McAfee, Marion
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12077
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author Kariminejad, Mandana
Tormey, David
Ryan, Caitríona
O'Hara, Christopher
Weinert, Albert
McAfee, Marion
author_facet Kariminejad, Mandana
Tormey, David
Ryan, Caitríona
O'Hara, Christopher
Weinert, Albert
McAfee, Marion
contents Minimising cycle time without inducing quality defects is a major challenge in the injection moulding (IM). Design of Experiment methods (DoE) have been widely studied for optimisation of the IM, however existing methods have limitations, including the need for a large number of experiments and a pre-determined search space. Bayesian adaptive design of experiment (ADoE) is an iterative process where the results of the previous experiments are used to make an informed selection for the next design. In this study, for the first time, an experimental ADoE approach, based on Bayesian optimisation, was developed in injection moulding using process and sensor data to optimise the quality and cycle time in real-time. A novel approach for the real-time characterisation of post-production shrinkage was introduced, utilising in-mould sensor data on temperature differential during part cooling. This characterisation approach was verified by post-production metrology results. A single and multi-objective optimisation of the cycle time and temperature differential in an injection moulded component is proposed. The multi-objective optimisation techniques, composite desirability function and Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) model, are compared with the real-time novel ADoE approach. ADoE achieved almost a 50% reduction in the number of experiments required for the single optimisation of temperature differential, and an almost 30% decrease for the optimisation of temperature differential and cycle time together compared to composite desirability function and NSGA-II. Also, the optimal settings identified by ADoE for multiobjective optimisation were similar to the selected Pareto optimal solution found by the NSGA-II.
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spellingShingle Single and Multi-Objective Real-Time Optimisation of an Industrial Injection Moulding Process via a Bayesian Adaptive Design of Experiment Approach
Kariminejad, Mandana
Tormey, David
Ryan, Caitríona
O'Hara, Christopher
Weinert, Albert
McAfee, Marion
Systems and Control
Minimising cycle time without inducing quality defects is a major challenge in the injection moulding (IM). Design of Experiment methods (DoE) have been widely studied for optimisation of the IM, however existing methods have limitations, including the need for a large number of experiments and a pre-determined search space. Bayesian adaptive design of experiment (ADoE) is an iterative process where the results of the previous experiments are used to make an informed selection for the next design. In this study, for the first time, an experimental ADoE approach, based on Bayesian optimisation, was developed in injection moulding using process and sensor data to optimise the quality and cycle time in real-time. A novel approach for the real-time characterisation of post-production shrinkage was introduced, utilising in-mould sensor data on temperature differential during part cooling. This characterisation approach was verified by post-production metrology results. A single and multi-objective optimisation of the cycle time and temperature differential in an injection moulded component is proposed. The multi-objective optimisation techniques, composite desirability function and Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) model, are compared with the real-time novel ADoE approach. ADoE achieved almost a 50% reduction in the number of experiments required for the single optimisation of temperature differential, and an almost 30% decrease for the optimisation of temperature differential and cycle time together compared to composite desirability function and NSGA-II. Also, the optimal settings identified by ADoE for multiobjective optimisation were similar to the selected Pareto optimal solution found by the NSGA-II.
title Single and Multi-Objective Real-Time Optimisation of an Industrial Injection Moulding Process via a Bayesian Adaptive Design of Experiment Approach
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12077