Title :
Knowledge based hierarchical simulation of manufacturing organisations
Author :
Jiao, H. ; Popplewell, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manuf. Eng., Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
Abstract :
Investigates the possibility of building an integrated, knowledge based simulation model of a manufacturing system. The structure of the system is modelled in the IDEF0 format. However this structure is developed within a software environment supported by the STEM discrete event simulation package. This latter package runs in the ENVOS LISP/LOOPS AI workstation environment, and whilst it is primarily an object-oriented package it has an integral knowledge base facility allowing embedded expert systems. The dynamic behaviour of the functional elements of the IDEF0 structure is defined using STEM facilities
Keywords :
digital simulation; engineering workstations; knowledge based systems; manufacturing data processing; ENVOS LISP/LOOPS AI workstation environment; IDEF0; INCAM definition method level zero; STEM; discrete event simulation package; expert systems; integral knowledge base facility; integrated computer aided manufacturing; knowledge based simulation model; manufacturing organisations; object oriented simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Intelligence in Simulation, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
