Abstract
In a production environment where different products
are being made in parallel, the path planning for every product
can be different. The model proposed in this paper is based
on a production environment where the production machines
are placed in a grid. A software entity, called product agent,
is responsible for the manufacturing of a single product. The
product agent will plan a path along the production machines
needed for that specific product. In this paper, an optimization
is proposed that will reduce the amount of transport between
the production machines. The effect of two factors that influence
the possibilities for reductions is shown in a simulation, using
the proposed optimization scheme. These two factors are the
redundancy of production steps in the grid and the number of
steps where the order of execution is irrelevant.
are being made in parallel, the path planning for every product
can be different. The model proposed in this paper is based
on a production environment where the production machines
are placed in a grid. A software entity, called product agent,
is responsible for the manufacturing of a single product. The
product agent will plan a path along the production machines
needed for that specific product. In this paper, an optimization
is proposed that will reduce the amount of transport between
the production machines. The effect of two factors that influence
the possibilities for reductions is shown in a simulation, using
the proposed optimization scheme. These two factors are the
redundancy of production steps in the grid and the number of
steps where the order of execution is irrelevant.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proc. The International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Environments - InManEnt 2015 (part of INTELLI 2015: The Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Applications |
| Editors | I. Schwab, L. van Moergestel, G. Gonçalves |
| Publisher | IARIA |
| Pages | 150-156 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Multiagent-based manufacturing
- production path planning