Anil Kumar Gulivindala¹, M. V. A. Raju Bahubalendruni¹, R. Chandrasekar^1,2, Ejaz Ahmed², Mustufa Haider Abidi^3,*, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2531-2548, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018014

Abstract The evolution of Industry 4.0 made it essential to adopt the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing (CC) technologies to perform activities in the new age of manufacturing. These technologies enable collecting, storing, and retrieving essential information from the manufacturing stage. Data collected at sites are shared with others where execution automatedly occurs. The obtained information must be validated at manufacturing to avoid undesirable data losses during the de-manufacturing process. However, information sharing from the assembly level at the manufacturing stage to disassembly at the product end-of-life state is a major concern. The current research validates the information optimally… More >

Chia-Nan Wang¹, Hsin-Pin Fu², Hsien-Pin Hsu^3,*, Van Thanh Nguyen⁴, Viet Tinh Nguyen⁴, Ansari Saleh Ahmar⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.2, pp. 2339-2353, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.016284

Abstract In developing countries, solar energy is the largest source of energy, accounting for 35%–45% of the total energy supply. This energy resource plays a vital role in meeting the energy needs of the world, especially in Vietnam. Vietnam has favorable natural conditions for this energy production. Because it is hot and humid, and it has much rainfall and fertile soil, biomass develops very quickly. Therefore, byproducts from agriculture and forestry are abundant and continuously increasing. However, byproducts that are considered natural waste have become the cause of environmental pollution; these include burning forests, straw, and sawdust in the North; and… More >

Huma Hayat Khan^1,*, Muhammad Noman Malik², Youseef Alotaibi³, Abdulmajeed Alsufyani⁴, Saleh Alghamdi⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.39, No.2, pp. 221-236, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016510

Abstract Software crowdsourcing (SW CS) is an evolving software development paradigm, in which crowds of people are asked to solve various problems through an open call (with the encouragement of prizes for the top solutions). Because of its dynamic nature, SW CS has been progressively accepted and adopted in the software industry. However, issues pertinent to the understanding of requirements among crowds of people and requirements engineers are yet to be clarified and explained. If the requirements are not clear to the development team, it has a significant effect on the quality of the software product. This study aims to identify… More >

Jhe-Wei Lin¹, Cheng-Yan Siao¹, Ting-Hsuan Chien^2,*, Rong-Guey Chang¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 685-695, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.018254

Abstract Since the rapid growth of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0), robots have been widely used in many applications. In the catering industry, robots are used to replace people to do routine jobs. Because meal is an important part of the catering industry, we aim to design and develop a robot to deliver meals for saving cost and improving a restaurant’s performance in this paper. However, for the existing meal delivery system, the guests must make their meals by themselves. To let the food delivery system become more user-friendly, we integrate an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and a robotic… More >

Radek Martinek¹, Rene Jaros¹, Jan Baros¹, Lukas Danys¹, Aleksandra Kawala-Sterniuk², Jan Nedoma^3,*, Zdenek Machacek¹, Jiri Koziorek¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.1, pp. 1073-1096, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.017568

Abstract This paper discusses the reduction of background noise in an industrial environment to extend human-machine-interaction. In the Industry 4.0 era, the mass development of voice control (speech recognition) in various industrial applications is possible, especially as related to augmented reality (such as hands-free control via voice commands). As Industry 4.0 relies heavily on radiofrequency technologies, some brief insight into this problem is provided, including the Internet of things (IoT) and 5G deployment. This study was carried out in cooperation with the industrial partner Brose CZ spol. s.r.o., where sound recordings were made to produce a dataset. The experimental environment comprised… More >

Changchun Gao¹, Shiyu Liu^1,*, Chenhui Yu¹, Peng Guo²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.3, pp. 365-379, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016506

Abstract The creative industry is a knowledge-based industry, but it is difficult and complex to create knowledge for enterprises. The principle of cooperation-sharing posits that companies’ limited resources prohibit them from gaining a competitive advantage in all business areas. Therefore, cooperation-sharing can help businesses overcome this hurdle. Cooperation-sharing expedites economic development, breaks the barrier of independent knowledge creation, and enhances resource utilization. However, the effectiveness and stability of knowledge cooperation-sharing are key problems facing governments and other regulators. This study can help regulators promote honesty in enterprise cooperation-sharing. Based on the hypothesis of bounded rationality, the evolutionary game theory was used… More >

Chia-Nan Wang¹, Zhao-Hong Cheng^2,*, Nguyen Ky Phuc Phan³, Van Thanh Nguyen⁴

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.2, pp. 239-249, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016578

Abstract Production scheduling involves all activities of building production schedules, including coordinating and assigning activities to each person, group of people, or machine and arranging work orders in each workplace. Production scheduling must solve all problems such as minimizing customer wait time, storage costs, and production time; and effectively using the enterprise’s human resources. This paper studies the application of flexible job shop modelling on scheduling a woven labelling process. The labelling process includes several steps which are handled in different work-stations. Each workstation is also comprised of several identical parallel machines. In this study, job splitting is allowed so that… More >

Muhammad Asghar Khan^1,*, Fazal Noor², Insaf Ullah³, Sajjad ur Rehman⁴, Shibli Nisar⁵, Mohaira Ahmad⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.1, pp. 47-63, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016430

Abstract The Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs) is characterized by the transition from a single large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to multiple small UAVs connected in an ad-hoc fashion. Since high mobility is the core feature of such networks, they are prone to route breaks within the links. The issue of connectivity loss can be coped with, to some extent, by making use of omnidirectional antennas. Such modification, however, curtails Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements of networks in terms of bandwidth, media access delay, coverage and others. Alternately, directional antennas have advantages over omnidirectional antennas such as improved transmission range, spatial reuse and high… More >

NZ Jhanjhi¹, Mamoona Humayun^2,*, Saleh N. Almuayqil²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 361-380, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.015206

Abstract The emergence of industry 4.0 stems from research that has received a great deal of attention in the last few decades. Consequently, there has been a huge paradigm shift in the manufacturing and production sectors. However, this poses a challenge for cybersecurity and highlights the need to address the possible threats targeting (various pillars of) industry 4.0. However, before providing a concrete solution certain aspect need to be researched, for instance, cybersecurity threats and privacy issues in the industry. To fill this gap, this paper discusses potential solutions to cybersecurity targeting this industry and highlights the consequences of possible attacks… More >

Resa Martha^1,2, Mahdi Mubarok^1,2, Wayan Darmawan², Wasrin Syafii², Stéphane Dumarcay¹, Christine Gérardin Charbonnier¹, Philippe Gérardin^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 399-449, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.014286

Abstract As a tropical archipelagic country, Indonesia’s forests possess high biodiversity, including its wide variety of wood species. Valorisation of biomolecules released from woody plant extracts has been gaining attractive interests since in the middle of 20th century. This paper focuses on a literature review of the potential valorisation of biomolecules released from twenty wood species exploited in Indonesia. It has revealed that depending on the natural origin of the wood species studied and harmonized with the ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal knowledge, the extractives derived from the woody plants have given valuable heritages in the fields of medicines and pharmacology. The families… More >