A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems

Antzoulatos, Nikolas, Castro, Elkin, de Silva, Lavindra, Rocha, André Dionisio, Ratchev, Svetan and Barata, José (2016) A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research . ISSN 0020-7543

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Abstract

Rapidly changing market requirements and shorter product lifecycles demand assembly systems that are able to cope with frequently changing resources, resource capabilities and product specifications. This paper presents a multi-agent framework that can adapt an assembly system in order to cope with such changes. The focus of this work is on the ability to plug resources (such as PLCs) into and out of the system, and dynamically aggregate resource capabilities to form more complex ones as resources are plugged in. In addition, an implementation of the framework on an industrial assembly system is discussed, and some insights are provided into some of the key features that product specification languages ought to have to be useful in real world assembly systems, and into the added value of using the proposed framework.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/823064
Additional Information: The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in International Journal of Production Research 2016 http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00207543.2016.1243268
Keywords: Manufacturing, multi-agent system, capability framework, plug and produce, assembly systems, reconfiguration
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1243268
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2017 13:55
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 18:16
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/39929

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