In this study, we propose an intelligent automated disassembly cell for online (real time) selective disassembly. The cell is composed of an industrial robotic manipulator, a camera, range-sensing and component segmentation visual algorithms. The cell prototype allows for robotic sensory-driven disassembly under uncertainty. An online genetic algorithm model for selective disassembly is also pr...

This paper deals with the problem of disassembly line balancing where partial disassembly and uncertainty of task times are studied. Few papers have addressed the stochastic disassembly line balancing problem and most of existing work focused on complete disassembly and have not considered AND/OR graphs. In the present work, tasks of the best selected disassembly alternative are to be assigned ...

This paper addresses the problem of creating intelligent, green, and financially-beneficial disassembly sequences for end-of-life (EOL) electronic products. These complex EOL products contain a broad spectrum of materials including precious metals. Therefore, one would have to process these products to retrieve the value buried in them. EOL processing options include, reuse, remanufacturing, re...

End-of-life (EOL) processing options include reuse, remanufacturing, recycling and proper disposal. In almost all cases, a certain level of disassembly may be required due to possible changes in the original product structure. Thus, finding an optimal or near optimal disassembly sequence is crucial to increasing the efficiency of the process. Disassembly operations are labor intensive, can be c...

Disassembly line is, perhaps, the most suitable way for the disassembly of large products or small products in large quantities. In this paper, we address the disassembly line balancing problem (DLBP) and the challenges that come with it. The objective of balancing the disassembly line is to utilize the disassembly line in an optimized fashion while meeting the demand for the parts retrieved fr...

Promoter chromatin disassembly is a widely used mechanism to regulate eukaryotic transcriptional induction. Delaying histone H3/H4 removal from the yeast PHO5 promoter also leads to delayed removal of histones H2A/H2B, suggesting a constant equilibrium of assembly and disassembly of H2A/H2B, whereas H3/H4 disassembly is the highly regulated step. Toward understanding how H3/H4 disassembly is re...

The product recovery operations are fully based on disassembly line balancing. The disassembly line is a best chaise of automated disassembly or returned product. It is very difficult to find the optimal balance of a disassembly line because of its N-P hard nature. In this paper a new U-shaped heuristic is proposed to assign the parts to the disassembly work stations under precedence constraint...