This paper presents a model predictive approach to the energy-aware control of tasks’ execution in an assembly line. The proposed algorithm takes into account both the need for optimizing the assembly line operations (in terms of the minimization of the total cycle time) and that of optimizing the energy consumption deriving from the operations, by […]
This year, ArianeGroup has participated to the Communication Trophies event, on behalf of the SESAME project. We are honored and humbled to be receiving the #1 award for the best website for companies with more than 250 employees. Since 2 years now, the whole SESAME consortium has worked hard, alongside the BTG Communication agency, to bring the best […]
Driven by the business potentials of the satellite industry, the last years witnessed a massive increase of attention in the space industry. This sector has been always considered critical by national entities and international organizations worldwide due to economic, cultural, scientific, military and civil implications. The need of cutting down satellite launch costs has become […]
This paper discusses the problem of assembly line control and introduces an optimal control formulation that can be used to improve the performance of the assembly line, in terms of cycle time minimization, resources’ utilization, etc. A deterministic formulation of the problem is introduced, based on mixed-integer linear programming. A simple numerical simulation provides a […]
Industry 4.0 and the digitalization of the manufacturing processes have brought new opportunities and strategies for process control and optimization. Friction Stir Welding is becoming a relevant manufacturing technology for several applications, among them the aerospace sector. This work presents the first data analysis and characterization of the Friction Stir Welding process of the Pre-Final […]
Inaugurated last January, the SESAME Open Data Platform represents a major innovationor ArianeGroup and heralds a promising future of collaboration within the European spaceindustry. How did this project come about ? What steps did it require ? Let’s take a closerlook at a small revolution that is poised for great things. A drive to share […]
How – and why – does the SESAME project integrate the human factor into its development process? This is the subject that Fabrice Blondeau, SESAME programme manager at ArianeGroup, tackled during a workshop organised by the CNES-supported COMET network. COMET, a community of experts Since its launch in 1998 by CNES, the COMET group of […]
Co-financed by the European Commission and under the leadership of ArianeGroup, SESAME officially started on the Les Mureaux site. By combining European cooperation and Data Science, its goal is to improve Ariane 6 competitiveness. In more concrete terms, Smart European Space Access thru Modern Exploitation of Data Science is a project which aims to improve […]