Agile assembly architecture: an agent based approach to modular precision assembly systems

Author

Rizzi, Alfred A. ; Gowdy, Jay ; Hollis, Ralph L.

Author_Institution

Robotics Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

20-25 Apr 1997

Firstpage

1511

Abstract

This paper presents our initial thoughts on the design of an architecture for highly flexible, modular, and distributed precision assembly systems. Through the use of a unified design, simulation, programming, and monitoring environment coupled with self-representing cooperative agents, this architecture will significantly simplify the process of factory design and deployment. Our demonstration of this architecture takes the form of a “table top” sized assembly system targeted at the partial assembly of high-density magnetic storage devices

Keywords

assembling; computerised monitoring; cooperative systems; distributed control; factory automation; industrial manipulators; programming; software agents; agile assembly architecture; cooperative agents; distributed systems; factory automation; industrial robots; magnetic storage devices; minifactory; modular systems; monitoring; precision assembly systems; programming; simulation; Assembly systems; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Distributed computing; Internet; Monitoring; Peer to peer computing; Process design; Production facilities; Robotic assembly;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3612-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.1997.614353

Filename

614353