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Design and implementation of a function block-based holonic control architecture for a new generation flexible manufacturing system
In this research work a control architecture which gives response to the
requirements of new generation of flexible manufacturing systems in terms
of flexibility, reconfigurability, robustness and autonomy is designed and
implemented. To do so the main principles of the Holonic Manufacturing
paradigm are applied using the IEC61499 function block (FB) technology.
Unlike other similar research proposals, in this work FBs are not relegated
to low-level control but are used to model manufacturing execution and
control high-level control tasks. This is done with the objective of
evaluating the viability of using FBs to develop holonic architectures in
comparison to more established technologies like multi-agent systems.
Moreover, the proposed control architecture also focuses on better
integrating and exploiting the products’ information to enhance its
flexibility and adaptability. For this STEP-NC (ISO14649) is used to model
richer process plans which include manufacturing alternatives and could be
easily integrated in the control itself