Front Cover -- Intelligent Production Machines and Systems -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Sponsors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Programme and Organising Committees -- Special Session Organisers -- Special Session Chairs and Co-Chairs -- Referees -- I*PROMS Central Coordination and MEC Teams -- Part I: Advanced Machine Tool Technologies -- Chapter 1. Advanced signal processing in acoustic emission monitoring systems for machining technology -- Chapter 2. Innovative signal processing for cutting force based chip form prediction -- Chapter 3. Monitoring of slowly progressing deterioration of CNC-machine axes -- Chapter 4. The monitoring of the turning tool wear process using an artificial neural network -- Chapter 5. Use of interprocess communication in parallel neural networks for monitoring complex systems -- Part II: Collaborative and Responsive Manufacturing Systems -- Chapter 6. Collaborative research on new manufacturing technologies organization -- Chapter 7. Six sigma training programmes to help SME's improve -- Chapter 8. The alignment of collaboration and the importance of integrated performance measurement -- Chapter 9. The cultural and trust aspects of collaborative supply chains -- Part III: Concurrent Engineering -- Chapter 10. BM_Virtual enterprise architecture reference model for concurrent engineering and product improvement: An experiment -- Chapter 11. Collaborative design review in a distributed environment -- Chapter 12. Implementing manufacturing feature based design in CAD/CAM -- Chapter 13. Learning and reasoning techniques for automatic feature recognition from CAD model -- Chapter 14. Machining of large dies based on the prediction of the press/die deformation -- Part IV: Digital Manufacturing -- Chapter 15. A model-based graphical user-interface for process control systems in manufacturing.

Chapter 16. Product lifecycle management and information tracking using smart embedded systems applied to machine tools -- Chapter 17. Product support knowledge -- Chapter 18. Visual simulation of grinding process -- Part V: E-manufacturing E-business and Virtual Enterprises -- Chapter 19. Collaborative analysis among virtual teams: an experience -- Chapter 20. Collaborative virtual research environment to support integration & steering of multi-site experiments -- Chapter 21. e-Cat-Members profiling and competency management tool for virtual organization breeding environment -- Chapter 22. E-collaboration: a literature analysis -- Chapter 23. Learning the users view: information retrieval in a semantic network -- Chapter 24. Leonardo da Vinci programme supports the development of e-learning methods in application to the vocational training in automation and robotics -- Chapter 25. User-interface architectures for VE dynamic reconfiguration: an initial analysis -- Chapter 26. Using semantic web technologies to discover resources within the intranet of an organization -- Part VI: Innovative Production Machines and Systems -- Chapter 27. Design of precision desktop machine tools for meso-machining -- Chapter 28. Designing agent-based household appliances -- Chapter 29. Governance, innovation and performance -- Chapter 30. KOBAS: Integration of applications in machines -- Chapter 31. On-line modal identification of a CNC machining system based on surface roughness laser scattering: theoretical perspectives -- Chapter 32. Selective laser sintering of metal and ceramic compound structures -- Chapter 33. The effect of the punch radius in dieless incremental forming -- Part VII: Intelligent and Competitive Manufacturing -- Chapter 34. Air bearings based on porous ceramic composites.

Chapter 35. CBN grinding wheel inventory sizing through non-shortsighted flexible tool management strategies -- Chapter 36. Flow front analysis in resin infusion process -- Chapter 37. Forces analysis in sheet incremental forming and comparison of experimental and simulation results -- Chapter 38. Neural network based system for decision making support in orthodontic extraction -- Chapter 39. Optimization of a hydroforming process to realize asymmetrical aeronautical components by FE analysis -- Chapter 40. Optimization of friction stir welds of aluminium alloys -- Chapter 41. Personalized ankle-foot orthoses design based on reverse engineering -- Chapter 42. Quality evaluation of thermoplastic composite material single-lap joints -- Chapter 43. Springback prediction with FEM analysis of advanced high strength steel stamping process -- Part VIII: Intelligent Automation Systems -- Chapter 44. A distributed stand-in agent based algorithm for opportunistic resource allocation -- Chapter 45. A low-cost 3-d laser imaging system -- Chapter 46. Filter selection for multi-spectral image acquisition using the feature vector analysis methods -- Chapter 47. Global sensor feedback for automatic nanohandling inside a scanning electron microscope -- Chapter 48. Print-through prediction using ANNs -- Chapter 49. Visual servoing controller for robot handling fabrics of curved edges -- Part IX: Intelligent Decision Support Systems -- Chapter 50. A novel self-organised learning model with temporal coding for spiking neural networks -- Chapter 51. An algorithm based on the immune system for extracting fault classes from instance histories -- Chapter 52. Control Chart Pattern Recognition using Spiking Neural Networks -- Chapter 53. Engineering applications of clustering techniques.

Chapter 54. Fusing neural networks, genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic for diagnosis of cracks in shafts -- Chapter 55. Optimization of assembly lines with transportation delay using IPA -- Chapter 56. Prediction of workpiece surface roughness using soft computing -- Chapter 57. Service orientation in production control -- Chapter 58. Statistical approach to numerical databases: clustering using normalised Minkowski metrics -- Chapter 59. Technology readiness model for enterprises -- Part X: Intelligent Design Systems -- Chapter 60. A critical analysis of current engineering design methodologies from a decision making perspective -- Chapter 61. A novel method of measuring the similarity of designs -- Chapter 62. An I-Ching-TRIZ inspired tool for retrieving conceptual design solutions -- Chapter 63. Design for Rapid Manufacturing, functional SLS parts -- Chapter 64. Life cycle and unit cost analysis for modular re-configurable flexible light assembly systems -- Chapter 65. Material-driven solution finding- functional materials in the design process -- Chapter 66. Neuro-fuzzy case-based design: An application in structural design -- Chapter 67. Process planning support for intermediate steps design of axisymmetric hot close-die forging parts -- Chapter 68. Smart design for assembly using the simulated annealing approach -- Chapter 69. Virtual environment auditory feedback techniques to aid manual material handling Tasks -- Part XI: Intelligent Optimisation Techniques for Production Machines and Systems -- Chapter 70. An efficient meta-heuristic for the single machine common due date scheduling problem -- Chapter 71. Evolutionary approach to measure production performance -- Chapter 72. Feature selection for SPC chart pattern recognition using fractional factorial experimental design.

Chapter 73. Optimization of fixture layout by means of the genetic algorithm -- Chapter 74. The bees algorithm-a novel tool for complex optimisation problems -- Part XII: Intelligent Supply Chains -- Chapter 75. Agents in the supply chain: lessons from the life sciences -- Chapter 76. Coordination model in the supply chain -- Chapter 77. Incorporating delay and feedback in intelligent manufacturing strategy selection -- Chapter 78. Towards a reconfigurable supply network model -- Part XIII: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems -- Chapter 79. A novel adaptive process planning framework -- Chapter 80. An advanced engineering environment for distributed & reconfigurable industrial automation & control systems based on IEC 6149 -- Chapter 81. Analysis of wireless technologies for automation networking -- Chapter 82. Engineering modular automation systems -- Chapter 83. Linking production paradigms and organizational approaches to production systems -- Chapter 84. Responsive system based on a reconfigurable structure -- Chapter 85. Towards reconfiguration applications as basis for control system evolution in zero- downtime automation systems -- Part XIV: Novel Human Machine Interfaces - Tangible Acoustic Interfaces -- Chapter 86. Acoustic source localization for design of tangible acoustic interfaces -- Chapter 87. Ambient intelligence in manufacturing -- Chapter 88. Localisation of impacts on solid objects using wavelet transform and maximum -- Chapter 89. Modelling elastic wave propagation in thin plates -- Chapter 90. Pattern Matching for Tangible Acoustic Interfaces -- Chapter 91. Tracking Target Using Wideband Cox Comb Signals for Human Computer Interaction -- Part XV: Robotics -- Chapter 92. An Intuitive Teaching Method for Small and Medium Enterprises -- Chapter 93. From robotic arms to mobile manipulation: on coordinated motion schemes.

Chapter 94. Fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy based co-operative mobile robots.