Welcome
Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Manufacturing, led by
Professor Haruhiko Suwa, is part of the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at Setsunan University. The scope of our research
includes: energy-efficient operations of manufacturing system,
manufacturing intelligence, machinability of sintered carbaide
tools, stability-directed planning, and proactive/reactive
scheduling.
Current Research
Highly Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Systems

- Manufacturing operations based on energy load planning
- Energy-efficient optimization of tool paths
- Prediction of power consumption and energy loss
- Samukawa, T. and Suwa, H. (2016) An optimization of energy-efficiency in machining manufacturing systems based on a framework of multi-mode RCPSP, International Journal of Automation Technology, Vol.10, No.6, pp.985-992 DOI: 10.20965/ijat.2016.p098
- Suwa H and Samukawa T (2014) Energy-Efficient Operation of Machine Tools Based on Electric-Load Profiles, Proceedings of the 16th International Machine Tool Engineers Conference, p.179. doi:10.1109/ISFA.2016.7790197
Eco Machining of Sintered Tungsten Carbide

- Machinability of Sintered Tungsten Carbide Tools in Milling Process
- Saskamoto, S., Suwa, H., and Moriwaki, T., Wear Properties of Diamond-Coated Ball End Tools in Milling of Tungsten carbide, Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in 21st Century (2017.11)
Stability Directed Planning against Uncertainties

- Robust CRP model and method
- Mathematical model and optimization method of buffer management
- Suwa H and Morita D (2016) Reactive Project Scheduling Method to Enhance Project Progress under Uncertainty, Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, Vol.10, No.3. DOI: 10.1299/jamdsm.2016jamdsm0051
- Morita D and Suwa H (2015) An Exact Method for Robust Capacity Requirements Planning, International Journal of Automation Technology, Vol.9, No.3. (to appear)
- Suwa H and Morita D (2014) Stability-Based Short-Term Capacity Requirement Planning under Uncertainty, Procedia CIRP, Vol.19, pp.123-128.
- Morita D and Suwa H (2012) An Optimization Method for Critical Chain Scheduling toward Project Greenality, International Journal of Automation Technology, Vol.6, No.3, pp.331-337.