Feature-based assembly model and multi-agents system structure for computer-aided assembly

Author

Mascle, Christian

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

13

Abstract

Proposes an approach for a computer-aided assembly (CAA) system, which makes use of software agent technology and deals with a representation of assembly features. The proposed system corresponds to a multi-agent society. Each agent solves problems autonomously by itself and sometimes cooperates with other agents communicating asynchronously. The system never thinks like a assembly engineer; but makes it possible to support engineers in doing creative methodology, and producing new ideas better than the conventional CAA

Keywords

assembling; multi-agent systems; object-oriented databases; object-oriented methods; product development; software agents; computer-aided assembly; creative methodology; feature-based assembly model; multi-agents system structure; software agent technology; Assembly systems; Computer aided analysis; Fabrication; Fasteners; Information retrieval; Intelligent agent; Manufacturing; Multiagent systems; Production; Software agents;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Assembly and Task Planning, 1999. (ISATP '99) Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Porto

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5704-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISATP.1999.782927

Filename

782927