Title :
Simulation of FMS with application of reuse and object-oriented technology
Author :
Kovacs, George L. ; Kopacsi, Sandor ; Kmecs, Ildiko
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Autom. Inst., Hungarian Acad. of Sci., Budapest, Hungary
Abstract :
Object-oriented design and the reuse of FMS components in new applications using a hybrid simulation and scheduling system are introduced. The goal of this research is to provide methods and tools to build up FMS simulation models easily, fast and reliably. This system has been implemented as a combination of a traditional simulation language (SIMAN/Cinema) and an intelligent expert environment (G2). Reuse in SIMAN/Cinema and in G2 are analyzed separately and together in general, and in the context of FMS to get acceptable solutions, to build up new simulation models based on previous, different simulation models. The design methodology used for model development is based on the object-oriented Rational Rose CASE tool and on use-case design of the OOSE methodology
Keywords :
computer aided software engineering; digital simulation; expert systems; flexible manufacturing systems; object-oriented methods; production control; simulation languages; software reusability; FMS; G2; OOSE methodology; SIMAN/Cinema; hybrid simulation; hybrid simulation/scheduling system; intelligent expert environment; object-oriented Rational Rose CASE tool; object-oriented technology; traditional simulation language; use-case design; Analytical models; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer aided software engineering; Computer integrated manufacturing; Context modeling; Design methodology; Flexible manufacturing systems; Job shop scheduling; Object oriented modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3612-7
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1997.619145
