Title :
Layout optimization of manufacturing cells using particle swarm optimization
Author :
Lei, Jun ; Yamada, Yasuhiro ; Komura, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Beijing Inst. of Machinery, China
Abstract :
This paper proposes a 3D graphics simulation environment for the analysis and evaluation of the reconfigurable manufacturing system. The reconfigurable manufacturing system consists of mobile robots, input stations, output stations, movable manufacturing cells, and objects to process. The layout of manufacturing cells is optimized by the use of particle swarm optimization. The effectiveness of the simulator is validated through simulation results in some manufacturing cases.
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; cellular manufacturing; computer aided facilities layout; digital simulation; flexible manufacturing systems; optimisation; 3D graphics simulation environment; input stations; layout optimization; manufacturing cells; mobile robots; output stations; particle swarm optimization; reconfigurable manufacturing system;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2003 Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Fukui, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8352-4
