Robotic Cycle Shop Control based on deterministic Correlation Maps

We present a deterministic scheduling approach for robotic cycle shops based on a n-dimensional collision map. The map facilitates the optimization of periodic and non periodic robot schedules. The method rests upon the finding that the release intervals of processes sent to the shop and the auto correlation lengths of robot and machine operations inside the shop are identical. For zero correlation, collisions of robot operations are avoided as well as collisions on any multipurpose or loop machine.