Title :
A multi-contract net protocol for dynamic scheduling in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
Author :
Ouelhadj, D. ; Hanachi, C. ; Bouzouia, B. ; Moualek, A. ; Farhi, A.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Dev. des Technol. Avancees, Algiers, Algeria
Abstract :
Deals with a multi-agent architecture and a negotiation protocol for the dynamic scheduling of flexible manufacturing systems. The originality of the multi-agent architecture resides in the existence of task agents and resource agents. The multi-contract net protocol proposed, is an innovation with regard to the contract-net protocol due to the way that it makes it possible to negotiate several tasks concurrently, in real time and with more optimal results taking into account uncertainty and conflict situations in the scheduling of operations. The paper, also, stresses the efficiency and the optimality of the distributed implementation
Keywords :
distributed processing; flexible manufacturing systems; multi-agent systems; production control; protocols; distributed implementation; dynamic scheduling; multi-agent architecture; multi-contract net protocol; negotiation protocol; resource agents; task agents; Artificial intelligence; Chemical technology; Contracts; Dynamic scheduling; Flexible manufacturing systems; Job shop scheduling; Multiagent systems; Protocols; Uncertainty; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Detroit, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5180-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1999.772469
