The design of flexible manufacturing systems using an extended unified framework

An effective system development paradigm and its associated design tools can streamline the production of flexible manufacturing systems. In view of the technological advances in developing complex manufacturing systems, a framework and its associated graphical development environment are presented...

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Published in:Journal of manufacturing technology management Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 222 - 238
Main Authors: Lau, Henry Y.K., Mak, K.L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.04.2004
Subjects:
Automation
Computer aided software engineering
Conveyors
Design specifications
Flexible manufacturing systems
Method study
Methods
Object oriented programming
Objectoriented programming
Prototypes
Semantics
Simulation
Software engineering
Studies
System monitoring
Systems analysis
Systems design
Systems development
ISSN:1741-038X, 1758-7786
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Summary:An effective system development paradigm and its associated design tools can streamline the production of flexible manufacturing systems. In view of the technological advances in developing complex manufacturing systems, a framework and its associated graphical development environment are presented in this paper. This framework aims at providing a unified platform to develop complex manufacturing systems with enhanced formality. Features include procedures for requirement analysis, simulation of system behavior, and formal verification of abstract implementation. The proposed framework helps to shorten lifecycle for system designs and helps engineers to produce manufacturing systems that conform better with original specifications with better quality. A flexible conveyorbased production system is chosen as a case example to illustrate the capabilities of the proposed framework.
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ISSN:1741-038X
1758-7786
DOI:10.1108/17410380410523461