The living factory: applications of artificial life to manufacturing

Author

Fulkerson, Bill ; Parunak, Van

Author_Institution

Technol. Integration, Deere & Co., Moline, IL, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

25-27 Apr 1995

Firstpage

391

Lastpage

397

Abstract

The paper discusses current and future applications of artificial life (ALife) to assembly line product sequencing and shop floor control. ALife offers a new methodology by which managers can explore and develop innovative manufacturing strategies. After a brief introduction to elementary concepts of artificial life, it describes three current manufacturing applications, and then outlines current and forthcoming research activities to extend the potential of distributed control and optimization strategies in manufacturing systems

Keywords

artificial intelligence; assembling; distributed control; genetic algorithms; industrial control; manufacturing data processing; ALife; artificial life; assembly line product sequencing; autonomous agents; distributed control; genetic algorithms; innovative manufacturing strategies; living factory; manufacturing applications; manufacturing systems; optimization strategies; research activities; shop floor control; simulation; swarm intelligence; Assembly; Distributed control; Genetic algorithms; Innovation management; Manufacturing systems; Particle swarm optimization; Production facilities; Robustness; Software maintenance; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 1995. Proceedings. ISADS 95., Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7087-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISADS.1995.398998

Filename

398998