Development and applications of holonic manufacturing systems: A survey

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-131

  Babiceanu, Radu F ^a   Chen, F Frank ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy and cooperation; Holonic manufacturing systems; Holonic system development; Holonic system implementation; Manufacturing control architectures

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SURVEYING;

AUTONOMY AND COOPERATION; HOLONIC MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; HOLONIC SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; HOLONIC SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION; MANUFACTURING CONTROL ARCHITECTURES;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 30844467966     PISSN: 09565515     EISSN: 15728145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10845-005-5516-y     Document Type: Review

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