Special Issue on Automation in Green Manufacturing

A special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Introduction

There has been growing interest in green manufacturing worldwide, which has attracted substantial efforts from researchers in both academic and engineering communities. Green manufacturing deserves efficient production of green technology products, and energy efficient and environmentally friendly manufacturing process and system. To achieve this, automation is an essential component. In recent years, significant advancements in technology, the fast growing economy and rapidly changing market have generated numerous opportunities for innovation. At the same time, many new challenges have emerged in order to apply and implement these innovations. Such opportunities and challenges have substantially expanded the scope of automation. The goal of automation is to provide efficient scientific and engineering solutions for green manufacturing. The central theme of this Special Issue is emerging opportunities and future directions in automation for green manufacturing, where information technology based modeling, analysis, control and optimization are the focus areas. The purpose is to show the state-of-the-art research and applications in the general area of automation in green manufacturing, by bringing together researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry, to address the significant advancement, expose the unsolved challenges, present the needs for integration with new technologies, and provide visions for future research and development. This special issue aims to publish original, significant and visionary automation papers describing scientific methods and technologies with both solid theoretical development and practical importance. Submissions of scientific results from experts in academia and industry worldwide are strongly encouraged.

Scope, Description, and More Information

Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to the following topics in green manufacturing:

Design of equipment/robotics/processes for green tech products (solar panels, batteries, motors, wind turbines, fuel cell, etc.) manufacturing
Automatic control in green tech products manufacturing
Logistics, service and supply chain management of green tech products
Factory modeling, analysis & evaluation in green tech products manufacturing
Algorithms for planning, scheduling and coordination for green tech products manufacturing
Process control and yield enhancement for green tech products manufacturing
Mobile and wireless applications in green tech products manufacturing
Inventory management for green tech products manufacturing
Quality monitoring and control for green tech products manufacturing
Efficient energy saving and management systems in manufacturing
Emission/VOC reduction in manufacturing
Real-time control to reduce energy consumption in manufacturing
Automation and robotics for re-manufacturing
Inventory control and scheduling for re-manufacturing
Automation for waste management and recycling in manufacturing
Lifecycle evaluation automation in manufacturing
Planning and scheduling to optimize energy usage in manufacturing facilities
Predictive maintenance and service for green manufacturing
Manufacturing system design and operation for sustainability
Integrated modeling of energy and environmental factors with production performance

Important Dates

Call for Papers	March 05, 2011
Deadline for Paper Submission	August 01, 2011
First Review	December 31, 2011
Final Review	April 01, 2012
Publication	January 2013