Multi-agent architecture for self-configuring modular assembly systems

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Ferreira, Pedro ^a   Lohse, Niels ^a   Ratchev, Svetan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent Architecture; Assembly System Design; Requirements Driven Configuration

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL ADDRESSES; REUSABILITY; RIVETING;

AGENT ARCHITECTURES; ASSEMBLY SYSTEM DESIGN; CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURES; EMERGENT BEHAVIOURS; LOGICAL CONSTRAINTS; MULTIAGENT ARCHITECTURE; REQUIREMENTS DRIVEN CONFIGURATION; SELF CONFIGURATION;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 85006758047     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20090909-4-JP-2010.00018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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