A unique architecture for an autonomous manufacturing unit

Author

Sedlmeier, A. ; Bocionek, S. ; Weil, H.-G.

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

fYear

1992

fDate

4-8 May 1992

Firstpage

256

Lastpage

261

Abstract

An architecture to build up the control software for an autonomous factory is presented. The basis of the architecture is the CIM hierarchy. This hierarchical concept was changed to an architecture of a production environment consisting of intelligent autonomous units on every level. The uniqueness of the approach for all levels lies in how communication takes place; how reactivity is enabled; how autonomy can be provided; how intelligence can be implanted; how a consistent world model can be maintained; and how the different units are easily exchangeable. Related work is discussed and the problems of existing approaches are shown. The architecture and its advantages during programming and operation are described. Implementations and results are outlined.<>

Keywords

computer architecture; computer integrated manufacturing; production control; CIM hierarchy; autonomous factory; autonomous manufacturing unit; autonomy; communication; consistent world model; control software; hierarchical concept; intelligent autonomous units; production environment; programming; reactivity; Asynchronous communication; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Computer integrated manufacturing; Flexible manufacturing systems; Hardware; Production control; Production facilities; Programming environments; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '92 . 'Computer Systems and Software Engineering',Proceedings.

Conference_Location

The Hague, Netherlands

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2760-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218500

Filename

218500