Realization of a Parallel Production Timing Optimization Algorithm for Human Operated Material Manufacturing Machinery

This Thesis thoroughly explores the Design and Implementation of a Real Time Algorithm aimed at Optimizing a Timing Sensitive Material Manufacturing Process, in which a Human Operator must interact in a Parallel fashion with multiple Stations of an Industrial Machine. The fully realized Algorithm and this Text itself are the Final Results of the Master's Degree Internship carried out by the Candidate at the Meccatronica Automazioni S.R.L. Company. The Text opens with an Overview of the Project, introducing the System in which the aforementioned Process takes place by describing in detail how the Machine and Operator act and interact, to then shift its focus onto the Algorithm and its aims, illustrating the Intrinsic Timing Issue that affects the System and that we want to Address. After an Initial Feasibility Study, the Project Scope is restricted to a more Manageable Real World Use Case that allows the Achievement of the desired Solution with the help of a few Assumptions. What immediately follows is the explanation of the Pseudocode for the Offline System Simulator built to Test the Algorithm itself, which can be fine tuned thanks to its Input Variables to Run specific Simulations. Right after is the extensive Explanation of the Pseudocode for the Algorithm Function, which divides the whole Algorithm in various parts and sequentially illustrates them in depth to ensure every Detail is Understandable. The Text then carries on by Commenting on the Positive Results of the Test Simulations that were Run on the MATLAB Realization for the System Simulator and Algorithm (available in its entirety in the Appendix), finally closing by drawing the proper Conclusions about the Project.