An Intelligent Model Generator for FMS Simulation

Abstract

Usually systems modelling can be time consuming. But a simulation model construction can be automated using artificial intelligence and expert systems tools and techniques. In this paper we present an intelligent model generator which is an implementation of automatic programming techniques. It is used tocreate simulation models of flexible manufacturing systems under study automatically. The model generator uses the information acquired via an interactive dialog interface to generate a model framework and experiment framework, then a converter envolved in the generator convert it into a target language structure that is the resultingsimulation model of the system. The generator is contained in a simulation software environment which is used for study of the behavior of the FMS under various control and schedule policies, and performance evaluation with different system performance measures. In this paper modelling specification acquisition and model construction process are described. And the simulation software is also presented briefly.