Information system architecture for heterarchial control of large FMSs

Abstract In this paper we investigate the design of a distributed information management system for heterarchical (decentralized) shopfloor control in large Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS). We characterize the complexity of information management in automated manufacturing, and study the interaction between the shopfloor control system and the information management system. We describe protocols for a heterarchical control scheme, and identify the information content of messages that are transmitted between autonomous manufacturing system entities under this control paradigm. On the basis of the proposed shopfloor control protocols and the information requirements at each type of manufacturing system entity, we develop an information system architecture that is capable of supporting heterarchical shopfloor control in large FMSs.

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