Automatic control-code generation from simulation for flexible material handling systems

Author

Chamis, Chrysanthie D. ; Ameduri, Scott A. ; Newman, Wyatt S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

20-25 Apr 1997

Firstpage

2139

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a tool for rapid analysis and implementation of flexible material handling systems. The work incorporates a commercial discrete-event and 3D animation simulation system and extends its functionality with respect to material handling systems. Logical clusters of commercial, modular conveyor components are defined and installed as additions to the simulator´s component libraries. These logical groupings, plus the material-flow logic specified by the user in a given simulation analysis, are used to enable automatic generation of control code for the corresponding physical implementation of the simulated system. Key elements in accomplishing this connection are the definition of component logical groupings and a novel, reactive-agent based software organization of the real-time material-handling control code

Keywords

automatic programming; computer animation; conveyors; discrete event simulation; production engineering computing; real-time systems; software agents; 3D animation simulation; agile manufacturing; automatic control-code generation; discrete event simulation; flexible material handling systems; functionality; material-flow logic; modular conveyor components; real-time system; Agile manufacturing; Analytical models; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Logic; Machinery; Manufacturing automation; Materials handling; Virtual manufacturing; Workstations;

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.1997.619279

Filename

619279