A polynomial algorithm for multi-robot 2-cyclic scheduling in a no-wait robotic cell

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1275-1285

  Che, Ada ^a   Hu, Hongjian ^a   Chabrol, Michelle ^b   Gourgand, Michel ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Multiple robots; No wait robotic cell; Polynomial algorithm; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TIME; CYCLIC SCHEDULING; CYCLIC SCHEDULING PROBLEMS; MULTIPLE ROBOT; MULTIROBOTS; NO-WAIT; OPTIMAL CYCLE TIME; POLYNOMIAL ALGORITHM; ROBOTIC CELL; SINGLE-TRACKS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; MARKING MACHINES; MULTIPURPOSE ROBOTS; POLYNOMIALS; ROBOTICS;

SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 79251626563     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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