A multiagent-based control system applied to an educational shop floor

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 597-605

  Barata, José ^a,b   Camarinha Matos, Luís ^a,b   Cândido, Gonçalo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNINOVA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agent based manufacturing; Agile manufacturing systems; Manufacturing systems control; Reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

APPLIED (CO); CONTROL ARCHITECTURES; ELSEVIER (CO); MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS; MULTI AGENTS; PAPER ADDRESSES; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; RECONFIGURABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; SHOP FLOORS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 46949099226     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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