An Implementation Methodology for the Supervisory Control of Flexible Manufacturing Workcells

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-101

  Lauzon, S C ^a   Mills, J K ^a   Benhabib, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrete Event Systems; Flexible Manufacturing Workcells; Programmable Logic Controllers; Supervisory Control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001999052     PISSN: 02786125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6125(97)85673-7     Document Type: Article

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