Jacob Rubinovitz (born 6 September 1947,
Hebrew
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יעקב רובינוביץ) is an Israeli scientist. He was the head of the Laboratory for
robotics
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and
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
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(CIM) at the
Technion.
Biography
Rubinovitz was born in
Łódź, Poland, 6 September 1947. In 1957 he moved to Israel, in ''Aliath Gomulka'', in the movement of Jews from Poland to Israel which started in 1956, after the
Polish October
Polish October (), also known as October 1956, Polish thaw, or Gomułka's thaw, marked a change in the politics of Poland in the second half of 1956. Some social scientists term it the Polish October Revolution, which was less dramatic than the ...
. He graduated from the Faculty of
Industrial engineering
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and Management at the Technion. From 1969 to 1973 he was a senior systems analyst at
Mamram
Mamram ( he, ממר"ם), abbreviation for Center of Computing and Information Systems ( he, מרכז מחשבים ומערכות מידע ''Merkaz Mahshevim UMa'arahot Meida''), originally Center of Computing and Mechanized Registration ( he, מר ...
and senior systems analyst at
Control Data
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(Israel). He managed the industrial software team (1973–1983) and initially worked at
Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Aerospace Industries (Hebrew: התעשייה האווירית לישראל ''ha-ta'asiya ha-avirit le-yisra'el'') or IAI (תע"א) is Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both mi ...
, installing in several countries the industrial software developed. Software called Mass was installed at Escom ( South Africa ) and used for maintenance of power plants.
In 1987, at the end of his doctoral studies at
Pennsylvania State University, he served a year as a visiting professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. In 1988, he returned to Israel and joined the Industrial Engineering & Management department at Technion. He created and led the Laboratory of Robotics and CIM at the Technion. Dr Hussein Naseraldin was his
teaching assistant
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(currently he is a lecturer at the
ORT Braude College of Engineering).
Braude I&E
/ref> While Rubinovitz was a faculty member of The Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management, he had a joint activity with his teaching assistant in the field of active learning
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. This activity resulted from the vision of promoting active learning among students of production and management. From 2003 to 2004 he taught industrial engineering at the Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
. In 2005 he went on early retirement from the Technion due to illness.
Rubinovitz published books and articles in his field. He was a member of the curriculum committee of Science and Technology Administration in the Ministry of Education
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in Israel
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In March 2012 he was the guest of honor at the national conference of Industrial Engineering and Management
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in Israel
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- The 17th National Industrial Engineering And Management Conference.
Rubinovitz married Nurit, and he is father of three (Ofer Sagi and Michal Slonim) and a grandfather of four (Yuval, Harel, Naveh and Ilai Slonim). Previously he lived in Mishmar HaShiv'a
Mishmar HaShiv'a ( he, מִשְׁמַר הַשִּׁבְעָה, lit=guard of the seven) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Dagan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
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Writings
Books (or chapters in books)
*Shimon Y. Nof (editor), wrote Chapter 37 :CAD
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...
and Graphic Simulators/Emulators of Robotic Systems
Handbook of Industrial Robotics
*Bidanda and Cleland (editors
The Automated Factory Handbook Technology and Management
*(In Hebrew
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Introduction and content calculation, digital control
*(along with other scientists), including Z'eev Bone
Survey on the Penetration of Advanced Production Systems and Factory Automation into the Israeli Industry
Selected articles
Design and Balancing of Robotic Assembly Lines
Genetic Algorithm for the Robotic Assembly Plan Problem
Task level off-line programming system for robotic arc welding – an overview. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 7(4), 293–299.
Off-line computer-aided path planning system for an arc-welding robot
Heuristic algorithm for the generalized group technology problem
Analysis of Robot Motion Performance and Implications to Economy Principles
A genetic algorithm for robotic assembly line balancing
Genetic algorithm for linear and cyclic assignment problem
* ttp://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~bukchin/1.pdf RALB – A Heuristic Algorithm for Design and Balancing of Robotic Assembly Lines
References
External links
Davidson department of Industrial Engineering at Technion
Lab of Robotics and CIM at the Technion
Ezey M. Darel, in memoriam of a teacher and a friend.
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1947 births
Living people
Polish emigrants to Israel
Israeli industrial engineers
Israeli roboticists
Polish industrial engineers