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Modular design method for the control software development of the cell controller in automated manufacturing systems

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Abstract

Automated manufacturing systems are quite complex and varied in nature. Therefore, a practical approach to design software for managing manufacturing systems is to build generic solutions to the greatest possible extent, and then to customize them to suit the needs of each firm. Flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) plays more important role when production market becoming more competitive and manufacturing environment is often subject to change. Modular method for developing control software of FMC thus is necessary. Petri Net, a graphical modeling tool, allows the construction of models amenable both for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Over the last two decades, there have been many applications of using Petri Net for the modeling of manufacturing systems. In this paper, a modular approach by combining the PLC in equipment level and PetriNet in cell level for the development of FMC controller in a hierarchical manufacturing environment is addressed. Benefits of PLC and PetriNet thus can be fully utilized to develop an FMC controller. This generic FMC controller has been successfully implemented in several automated factories in Taiwan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages665-670
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 IEEE Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC2005 - Tucson, AZ, United States
Duration: 19 Mar 200522 Mar 2005

Conference

Conference2005 IEEE Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTucson, AZ
Period19/03/0522/03/05

Keywords

  • Cell controller
  • Flexible manufacturing cell
  • Modular design
  • Petri Net model

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