Title :
MMS and interprocess communication for multiple robot assembly system
Author :
Boon-Cheong, Tan ; Chutatape, Opas
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The modern manufacturing facility uses the multiple robot assembly system (MRAS) which consists of two or more robots that cooperate in accomplishing a complex manufacturing task within a manufacturing cell to improve efficiency. As most MRAS tasks are complex in nature, the processes involved in the execution of operations are usually implemented in a distributed fashion and thus would require an interprocess communication (IPC) facility to integrate the individual elements. Among the known approaches to IPC, the network-oriented technique involving MMS (manufacturing message specification) is presented, including some application layer concepts and a description of the environment in which MMS is used
Keywords :
assembling; industrial robots; manufacturing computer control; open systems; protocols; MAP; application layer; automated manufacturing; interprocess communication; manufacturing facility; manufacturing message specification; multiple robot assembly system; network-oriented technique; Assembly systems; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing industries; Master-slave; Materials handling; Parallel robots; Robot sensing systems; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1992., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Xian
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0042-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1992.279515
