Process for developing an agent-based control system for an industrial flexible production system
AssigneeSchneider Electric SA
InventorArmando Walter Colombo
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process for developing an agent-based, preferably a multi-agent-based, control system (SS) for an industrial flexible production system (PS). To simplify implementation of a control system for a flexible production system, it is provided that a simulation model (KM) of the production system (PS) is generated, and that the simulation model (KM) derived from the production system (PS) is transformed directly into models of a multi-agent-based control system (MASS).
Claims6
A computer implemented process for developing a multi-agent based control system (SS) for an industrial flexible production system (PS) comprising several hardware/software (mechatronics) components (K1-KN) based on a given hardware/software configuration from the industrial flexible production system, and based upon information regarding the tasks and functions that must be realized in the system, comprising the steps of:
- generation of a high-level-Petri net simulation model (M1-MN) for each component (K1-KN) of the flexible production system (PS) whereby each simulation model (M1-MN) is composed of all elements of a High-Level Petri net whereby each model is generated based on dynamic hardware/software (mechatronics) specifications in a discrete, event-organized process, and the simulation model (M1-generating, testing, and optimizing of specifications for the multi-agent-based control system (SS) and the associated sequence control strategy for the flexible production system (PS).
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