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A conceptual model for multi-agent communication applied on a plug & produce system
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Production Systems. (PTW)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7683-7662
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Production Systems. (PTW)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6604-6904
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Production Systems. (PTW)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8878-2718
2020 (English)In: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 93, p. 347-352Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Today, multi-agent systems are still uncommon in the industry because they require more time to be implemented than traditional manufacturing systems. In this paper, a conceptual model and guidelines are defined for communication and negotiation between agents for Plug & Produce systems. Standards for agent communication exists today, such as the FIPA collection of specifications. However, FIPA is a broad and general standard for any kind of system and leaves a lot of room for interpretation. This paper presents a new conceptual model and guidelines on how to simplify the implementation phase by limiting the choices an engineer must make when implementing a multi-agent system for a manufacturing system. © 2020 The Authors.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. Vol. 93, p. 347-352
Keywords [en]
Manufacture, Agent communications; Conceptual model; Multi-agent communications; Traditional manufacturing, Multi agent systems
National Category
Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology
Research subject
Production Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16019DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85092431373OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16019DiVA, id: diva2:1501427
Conference
Conference of 53rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CMS 2020 ; Conference Date: 1 July 2020 Through 3 July 2020
Funder
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), 20201192Available from: 2020-11-17 Created: 2020-11-17 Last updated: 2024-09-04Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. A Control Framework for Industrial Plug & Produce
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A Control Framework for Industrial Plug & Produce
2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Kundanpassade produkter och korta produktionsserier blir alltmer populärt. Detta har lett till problem för dedikerade tillverkningssystem som är designade för massproduktion. Det krävs ofta långa produktionsserier för att det ska bli en rimlig investering att ställa om produktionen. Därför används människor för tillverkningsuppgifter som ofta ställs om. Denna avhandling fokuserar på konceptet Plug & Produce, som gör det enklare att flytta, lägga till och ta bort resurser från ett tillverkningssystem. Tanken är att resurser placeras i processmoduler som alla har samma fysiska gränssnitt för att kopplas in i tillverkningssystemet. Styrningen av tillverkningssystemet görs av ett multiagentsystem där varje detalj som ska produceras för produkter får en egen agent som representerar detaljen och agerar som styrningsmjukvara. Varje detaljs agent tar hand on sina egna tillverkningsmål genom att kommunicera med resursagenter i systemet som används för styrning av resurserna. I detta arbete, presenteras ett ramverk för Plug & Produce som består av ett konfigurerbart multiagentsystem, samt ett konfigurationsverktyg som kan användas för att definiera agenterna. Arbetet inkluderar metoder för att identifiera inkopplade resurser, kommunikation mellan agenter, schemaläggning som kan undvika konflikter mellan agenter, samt metoder för att automatiskt hitta vägar för transport genom tillverkningssystemet.

Abstract [en]

Customized products and low-volume production are becoming more popular resulting in a problem for dedicated manufacturing systems that are designed for mass production. Adapting a system to new demands is expensive and requires many products to be produced before it becomes a reasonable investment. This has forced factories to use human workers for manufacturing tasks that often change. This thesis focuses on a concept called Plug & Produce, which makes it easier to move, add, and remove resources in manufacturing systems. This is done by containing resources in process modules that all have the same physical connectors. To handle the control of the manufacturing system a multi-agent system is considered where each part to be produced for products has a part agent software running that represents that part. Each part agent takes care of their own manufacturing goals by communicating with resource agents that control the resources in the system. In this thesis, a Plug & Produce framework is describedthat consists of a configurable multi-agent system, together with a configuration tool for defining agent behaviours. Methods for identifying the resource that has been connected to a Plug & Produce system are investigated. Communication between agents in Plug & Produce is investigated. Scheduling is described for the presented systems to avoid conflicts when running multiple agents. Also, a pathfinding method for Plug & Produce is presented, which automatically gathers the necessary information for finding paths to transport parts through the manufacturing system.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Trollhättan: University West, 2023. p. 66
Series
Production Tecnology ; 54
Keywords
Flexible Manufacturing, Ontology, Multi-agent system, Automation, Planning, Flexibel tillverkning, Ontologi, Multiagentsystem, Automation, Planering
National Category
Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology
Research subject
Production Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-19523 (URN)9789189325425 (ISBN)9789189325418 (ISBN)
Public defence
2023-02-01, F131, Gustava Melins gata, Trollhättan, 10:00 (English)
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Supervisors
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Paper E and F is to be submitted and not included in the electronic thesis.

Available from: 2023-01-05 Created: 2023-01-05 Last updated: 2024-01-03Bibliographically approved

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