Ict Report

Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg

Faculty of Computer Science

Department of Knowledge and Language Engineering

Internship Report

Application of Growing Self-Organising Maps for

Analysing Manufacturing Data

Author:

Georg Ruß

July 5, 2005

Academic Supervisors:

A/Prof Saman Halgamuge, Md Azharul Karim

University of Melbourne

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Kruse

Universit¨t Magdeburg

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Fakult¨t f¨r Informatik

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Postfach 4120, D–39016 Magdeburg, Germany

Ruß, Georg:

Application of Growing Self-Organising Maps

for Analysing Manufacturing Data

Internship Report,

Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg,

2005.

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Acknowledgements

I’d like to say thanks to all the people at the Mechatronics Research Group at the

University of Melbourne, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering;

you’ve made my six months of training time worthwile and mind-opening. Special thanks

go to my academic supervisors A/Prof. Saman Halgamuge, Md Azharul Karim and

Prof. Rudolf Kruse from the University of Magdeburg, Germany; you have provided

the necessary ideas and steps to make this research project a success. My very personal

thanks are directed towards Genevieve Coath, for proof-reading not only this report, but

also for being a true friend, taking care of WalTher and providing emotional support

whilst being far, far away from Germany. The 2nd and 4th assumptions from the last

sentence are also valid for Jessica Christel, being on the other side of the world. Last,

but not least, I’d like to thank my parents and family for supporting my stay in Australia

financially and emotionally.

CONTENTS

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Contents

List of Figures

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List of Tables

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List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

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1.1

Purpose of this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1.2

Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1.3

Given task . . . ....