Intelligent decision support system for the adaptive control of a flexible manufacturing system with machine and tool flexibility

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3288-3314

  Shirazi, Babak ^a   Mahdavi, Iraj ^a   Solimanpur, Maghsud ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

flexible manufacturing system; intelligent decision support system; machine flexibility; real time control; simulation optimisation; tool flexibility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROLLERS; BENCHMARK TEST PROBLEM; CONTROL POLICY; CONTROL RULES; INTELLIGENT CONTROLLERS; INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MACHINE FLEXIBILITY; MULTI-PURPOSE; OFF-LINE TRAINING; ON-LINE INFORMATION; POSTERIORI; REAL TIME SIMULATIONS; RULE BASED; SHOP FLOOR CONTROL; SIMULATION OPTIMISATION; BENCH-MARK-TEST PROBLEMS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; PERFORMANCE CRITERION;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BENCHMARKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME CONTROL; CONTROLLERS; COUPLINGS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84863207447     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.574504     Document Type: Article

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