Clustering algorithm of collaborative manufacturing cells based on entropy

A method of reconfigurable manufacturing cells regarding process route as the basic clustering particle is proposed according to the similarity of production process after analyzing the relationship of parts, process routes and manufacturing resources. Parts and manufacturing resources were reconfigured automatically into logic manufacturing cells by mapping to process routes clusters, which are clustered firstly. A reconfigurable manufacturing cell of clustering algorithm based on entropy is presented considering process routes clustering in view of entropy. Though this method a process route is regarded as a spatial data point and its character is described by manufacturing resources. Finally, an example was given to validate the effectiveness of this algorithm.