Self-organization in a distributed manufacturing system based on constraint logic programming

The paper addresses the problem of self-organization of manufacturing systems. The objective is to overcome the rigidity of conventional hierarchical structures and to introduce structures that are able to adapt to a dynamic environment. The presented approach is based on the concept of Complex Adap...

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Published in:CIRP annals Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 323 - 326
Main Authors: Sluga, A., Butala, P., Peklenik, J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2001
Subjects:
Multi-agent structure
Optimization
Work system
Work system
Multi-agent structure
Optimization
ISSN:0007-8506
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Summary:The paper addresses the problem of self-organization of manufacturing systems. The objective is to overcome the rigidity of conventional hierarchical structures and to introduce structures that are able to adapt to a dynamic environment. The presented approach is based on the concept of Complex Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. It is characterized by a decomposition of manufacturing objectives and allocation of tasks to work systems as autonomous building blocks in a dynamic environment. The allocation is based on a market mechanism that enables self-organization and optimization of a manufacturing system by evaluation and selection among competing work systems. The approach is implemented in the Constraint Logic Programming environment Eclipse and validated in a simulation experiment.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62131-3