Agent-based smart objects management system for real-time ubiquitous manufacturing

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 538-549

  Zhang, Yingfeng ^a,b   Huang, George Q ^a   Qu, T ^a   Ho, Oscar ^a,b   Sun, Shudong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agent; Real time; RFID auto ID; Service oriented architecture; Smart objects; Ubiquitous manufacturing

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PLUG AND PLAY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; REAL-TIME; REAL-TIME DATA; RFID/AUTO-ID; SHOP FLOOR; SMART OBJECTS; UBIQUITOUS MANUFACTURING; UNIVERSAL DESCRIPTION , DISCOVERY AND INTEGRATIONS;

CRYPTOGRAPHY; FLOORS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WEB SERVICES;

SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA);

EID: 79551680853     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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