Title :
Information flow modeling of a flexible cell controller
Author :
Yep, C.K. ; Boey, S.H. ; Goh, Jimmy
Author_Institution :
GINTIC Inst. of Manuf. Technol., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
This paper describes in detail the information model of the flexible cell controller (FICC) in GINTIC´s flexible manufacturing systems. The type of manufacturing information communicated is described and the processing of this information is illustrated with the data flow diagram. In addition, the type of command, request and reply messages used at the interfacing levels are also identified and a standard interface message format is adopted for the flexible cell controller. The information model is subsequently used to facilitate the task of integrating the various computer-aided manufacturing processes within a CIM application environment
Keywords :
computer integrated manufacturing; computer interfaces; flexible manufacturing systems; flowcharting; hierarchical systems; CIM application environment; FICC; GINTIC´s flexible manufacturing systems; command; computer-aided manufacturing processes; data flow diagram; flexible cell controller; information flow modeling; information model; interfacing levels; reply messages; request; standard interface message format; Automatic control; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Paper technology; Process planning; Production; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control, and Instrumentation, 1993. Proceedings of the IECON '93., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0891-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1993.339013
