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Production scheduling and operational control of flexible manufacturing systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M. Bonfioli,
M. Garetti and
A. Pozzetti
M. Bonfioli
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy)
M. Garetti
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy)
A. Pozzetti
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy)
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Abstract

SUMMARY

Only hardware and software flexibility combined can yield the overall system flexibility required in newly designed FMSs in which the expected part mix is quite large and continually changing.

The paper shows how modular design and integration are fundamental steps in software design for the management and control of FMSs. The main subsystems of a control system, built up by putting together a number of standardized modules requiring little or no customization, are also described. An experimental control system designed according to these criteria is also presented.

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Robotica , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , October 1985, pp. 233 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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