Autonomous control for open manufacturing systems

The manufacturing environment is undergoing fundamental changes. Transfer lines, numerical control, computerized numerical control machines, automated material handling systems, automatic tool change systems, computer integrated manufacturing (CIM), and flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) have come into being. Recently, the intelligent manufacturing system (Solberg et al., 1985) concept was raised in the hope that it will increase product quality and productivity and achieve a high degree of customization. We can expect to see these trends continue because they are driven by competitive forces. It is economically advantageous for a company to adopt any technology that works effectively in the direction of greater integration, greater flexibility and greater responsibility. However, the manufacturing environment is a large, complex system of interrelated activities. Success of these systems depends on the development of computer-based decision making and efficient control structures to manage its activities.

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