Title :
Integration of workcells in automated manufacture using a hierarchical system
Author_Institution :
Hull Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper outlines a hierarchical communication system which has been implemented at Hull University on an automated garment assembly line. It allows autonomous cells to be linked via scheduling units so that the production line can be reconfigured to cope with variation in the product range
Keywords :
assembling; digital communication systems; hierarchical systems; manufacturing computer control; textile industry; Hull University; automated garment assembly line; automated manufacture; hierarchical communication system; production line reconfiguration; scheduling units; workcell integration;
Conference_Titel :
Robot Systems Architectures, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
