Controlling a Robotic Cell by Dynamic Rule Displacing: A Simulation Study

• Main Authors: LEE, Shyanglin, WANG, Hsu-Ping, CHU, Chao-Hsien
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1990
• Subjects: Algorithms; Flexible manufacturing systems; Models; Production management; Robots; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Computer Sciences; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1797; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579010001988
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The main purpose of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) is simultaneously to process parts with small to medium lot sizes and high varieties. The rule despatching problem in a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC) is examined using a simulation model. This is based on an algorithm for dynamically selecting the best despatching rule according to the current system status. Comparison between simulation runs with and without dynamic rule despatching shows that the proposed algorithm gives a better overall performance.