Abstract
Currently applied process automation solutions rely on prede
ned control recipes with preprogrammed material transfer routes in
the subjacent control software. Thus, the
exibility is limited with regard
to dynamic environment conditions such as a change of production job
priorities or a modi cation of the system layout. In this context, agent
technology is seen as a promising approach for providing such
exibility.
This paper presents a multi-agent system for batch process automation,
which introduces the concept of phase agents for controlling the physical
equipment. The phase agents incorporate control software based on
the standard IEC 61131 for PLC programming in consideration of compliance
to the standard IEC 61512 Batch Control. In the context of
material transfers, a route nding algorithm is introduced for dynamically
calculating suitable routes. Moreover, demonstration applications
are presented to show the feasibility of the approach.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Titel | Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing, Lecutre notes in Artifical Intelligence - Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Seiten | 1-12 |
Seitenumfang | 12 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2013 |
Veranstaltung | 6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems - Dauer: 26 Aug. 2013 → 28 Aug. 2013 |
Konferenz
Konferenz | 6th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems |
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Zeitraum | 26/08/13 → 28/08/13 |
Research Field
- Ehemaliges Research Field - Energy
Schlagwörter
- Agent technology
- batch process,