Title :
Layout optimization of manufacturing cells and allocation optimization of transport robots in reconfigurable manufacturing systems using particle swarm optimization
Author :
Yamada, Yasuhiro ; Ookoudo, Kazuhiro ; Komura, Yoshiaki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Fukui Univ., Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a 3D graphics simulation environment for the analysis and evaluation of reconfigurable manufacturing systems. The reconfigurable manufacturing systems consist of transport robots; input stations, output stations, movable manufacturing cells, and objects to process. The layout of the manufacturing cells and the allocation of transport robots are optimized using particle swarm optimization. The effectiveness of the simulator is validated through simulation results of several manufacturing cases.
Keywords :
flexible manufacturing systems; materials handling; mobile robots; optimisation; 3D graphics simulation environment; allocation optimization; input stations; manufacturing cells layout optimization; movable manufacturing cells; output stations; particle swarm optimization; reconfigurable manufacturing systems; transport robots; Analytical models; Graphics; Layout; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Particle swarm optimization; Production; Robotic assembly; Robots; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003. (IROS 2003). Proceedings. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7860-1
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2003.1248968
