Title :
A knowledge-based cell controller for flexible manufacturing systems
Author :
Yep, C.K. ; Boey, S.H. ; Goh, Jonathan ; Gay, R.
Author_Institution :
GINTIC Inst. of Manuf. Technol., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The cell control level is often the integral part in the implementation of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) for the control of shop floor production. However, the conventional cell controllers operate with little intelligence and are often unable to adapt to different manufacturing environment and requirements. This paper introduces a framework for a knowledge-based cell controller that is currently being develop for GINTIC´s flexible manufacturing systems. The cell controller is designed with a knowledge-base system embedded in an object-oriented control system. Changes in the production environment and operation rules can be easily reflected by modifying the rule sets embedded. The functionality of a cell controller, in the context of GINTIC´s control model for flexible manufacturing system, is carefully studied and mapped to the knowledge-based framework.<>
Keywords :
flexible manufacturing systems; intelligent control; knowledge based systems; object-oriented methods; CIM; FMS; GINTIC model; computer integrated manufacturing; flexible manufacturing systems; functionality; knowledge-base system; knowledge-based cell controller; object-oriented control system; rule based system; Automatic control; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Control systems; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manufacturing processes; Object oriented modeling; Process planning; Production systems; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '93. Proceedings. Computer, Communication, Control and Power Engineering.1993 IEEE Region 10 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1233-3
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1993.320502
