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Automatic diagnosis of task faults in flexible manufacturing systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

N. W. Hardy ,
D. P. Barnes  and
M. H. Lee
N. W. Hardy
Affiliation:
Dept. of Computer Science, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3BZ, Wales (U.K.)
D. P. Barnes
Affiliation:
Dept. of Computer Science, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3BZ, Wales (U.K.)
M. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Dept. of Computer Science, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3BZ, Wales (U.K.)
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Summary

The need for fault tolerant mechanisms in flexible manufacturing systems is described and previous work on diagnosis in robotics and other areas is considered. Fundamental difficulties in the analysis of robot cell malfunctions are described and a glossary of terms useful in this area is presented. Limited observational data on the occurrence of faults in assemblies are reported. Finally a proposal for an experimental mechanism for diagnosis within a knowledge rich supervisory system is explored.

Keywords

AutomaticDiagnosisTask faultsFMSFault tolerant
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 25 - 35
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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