Agent based operation support system for hot strip rolling

As is well known, an advanced knowledge and know-how of human are needed in the operation support work. Further, human expert can cope with the recent trend of machine dynamics. Usually, the diagnosis works have been privately performed in the brain of the individuals, and its information were not shared. Recently, the number of experts is decreasing and it becomes important to maintain and to extend experts technologies having been built up. For the purpose, the method and the system for technical inheritance of the advanced techniques of the skilled engineers are needed to train the unskilled operators and also can assist skilled operators. In this research, the simulation technology for hot strip rolling mills based on distributed agents and its application to the development of the operation support rules usable for stable operation hot strip rolling mills operation are studied. The agent based simulator can simulate rolling phenomenon considering operating conditions in detail.