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An approach to the modeling of the highest control level of flexible manufacturing cell

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2017

M. Jocković
Affiliation:
Robotics Laboratory, Institute “Mihailo Pupin”, Volgina 15, 11000 Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
M. Vukobratović
Affiliation:
Robotics Laboratory, Institute “Mihailo Pupin”, Volgina 15, 11000 Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
Z. Ognjanović
Affiliation:
Robotics Laboratory, Institute “Mihailo Pupin”, Volgina 15, 11000 Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

Summary

The paper considers the highest control level organization of a flexible manufacturing cell (FMS). The indeterminancy problem in Petri nets is discussed as well as a method for overcoming it by two control levels. The net is decomposed into individual robot nets and machines. A simple language for defining robot activation conditions is developed and used for defining knowledge base contents. A method for linking it with other control modules is given. Also, the solution performance is analysed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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