Framework for the control of automated material-handling systems using the holonic manufacturing approach
Titel:
Framework for the control of automated material-handling systems using the holonic manufacturing approach
Auteur:
Babiceanu, R. F. Chen, F. F. Sturges, R. H.
Verschenen in:
International journal of production research
Paginering:
Jaargang 42 (2004) nr. 17 pagina's 3551-3564
Jaar:
2004-09-01
Inhoud:
In today's global economy, manufacturing companies must be able to change both the product variety and production quantity without incurring major disturbances in the production process. A manufacturing system capable of performing these changes efficiently needs a control system flexible enough to go from one state to another without significant delays in production. To compensate for the deficiencies of both hierarchical and heterarchical control systems, a control architecture based on the holonic concept is proposed. After presenting the general holonic control architecture, the paper focuses on the integration of the holonic-based control concept in the design of an automated material-handling control system. When performing transport activities in a manufacturing system, due to its architecture, the holonic system can operate both as a hierarchical system, following a predefined schedule during normal operation conditions, and as a heterarchical system in the presence of disturbances.