This paper introduces into the general problem of manufacturing, discusses the impact and consequences of the growing internationalisation of markets and gives an overview of the trends in key technologies of manufact...
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This paper introduces into the general problem of manufacturing, discusses the impact and consequences of the growing internationalisation of markets and gives an overview of the trends in key technologies of manufacturing systems. Furthermore, this paper discusses especially the need for virtual factory concepts and intelligent manufacturing components for future CIM systems. The intelligence of the subsystems is required in large-scale manufacturing systems to master the problems that will result from the system’s complexity.
In this paper the software environment KONTEST is introduced which allOWS a non-programmer to build and maintain a knowledge-based configuration tool for a restricted class of configuration tasks. The use of an enviro...
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In this paper the software environment KONTEST is introduced which allOWS a non-programmer to build and maintain a knowledge-based configuration tool for a restricted class of configuration tasks. The use of an environment like KONTEST can be especially interesting for small and medium sized companies, that could not afford a customised configuration tool developed from scratch.
A new concept for navigation of mobile robots based on the planary coded environment (PLACER) is presented, which enables the coordination of several mobile robots in a real manufacturing environment. It is a path ind...
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A new concept for navigation of mobile robots based on the planary coded environment (PLACER) is presented, which enables the coordination of several mobile robots in a real manufacturing environment. It is a path independent external navigation system with passive environment structuring over the entire movement area of the robots. This area is completely covered with tiles, each containing the coordinates of its centre point inscribed using an error correcting code
The paper presents the major features of the ESPRIT Basic Research HIMAC, proposed to the EC after a thorough investigation of the state of the art of manufacturing systems control. HIMAC has followed a new approach, ...
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The paper presents the major features of the ESPRIT Basic Research HIMAC, proposed to the EC after a thorough investigation of the state of the art of manufacturing systems control. HIMAC has followed a new approach, by developing a specific mathematIcs, the Manufactunng Algebra (MA), for modelling and controlling the production processes of discrete manufacturing systems. As a key feature, the MA models can be bottom-up aggregated starting from the very detailed levels used in simulation, thus making poSSIble a coherent model hierarchy at the base of the design and realization of Hierarchical control strategies and architectures. The formulation of the original mathematical approach and its validation criteria are outlined in the paper. For a deeper understanding, the mterested reader can take advantage of the list of references given at the end.
We develop a novel technique to exploit the extensive data sets provided by underwater neutrino telescopes to gain information on bioluminescence in the deep sea. The passive nature of the telescopes gives us the uniq...
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