• DocumentCode
    1863211
  • Title

    Analysis of utilization and throughput in a multirobot system

  • Author

    González, F. J García ; Pascual, M. Mediavilla ; Marinero, J. C Fraile ; Rojo, F. Gayubo ; Turiel, J. Pérez ; Garcia Gonzlez, F.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Syst. Eng. & Control, Valladolid Univ., Spain
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Abstract
    In a multirobot system (MRS) several robots can operate simultaneously on the same product. We propose the use of timed Petri nets to evaluate the efficiency of the system. The throughput and utilization of robots allows us to evaluate the benefits of the MRS. A methodology has been developed that, given a set of robots and platforms, allows what the optimum operation mode is, under different conditions, to be decided.
  • Keywords
    Petri nets; industrial control; industrial manipulators; multi-robot systems; optimal control; production control; MRS; multirobot system throughput analysis; multirobot system utilization analysis; timed Petri nets; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Multirobot systems; Petri nets; Production systems; Robot kinematics; Robotics and automation; Stochastic processes; Throughput;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2002. Proceedings. ICRA '02. IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7272-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2002.1013345
  • Filename
    1013345