Abstract
AbstractThis paper introduces a multi-agent control system for a reconfigurable manufacturing system designed to provide, in the context of Industry 4.0, test-before-invest services by the FIT EDIH. The product assembled is flexible, with multiple possible assembly sequences. The manufacturing system is composed of multiple interchangeable manufacturing cells that allow any layout configuration with autonomous transporter units that move intermediate products from one cell to another. The reference architecture used to instantiate the developed prototype and its multi-agent control system with the required agents, concept and predicate ontology are subsequently presented. The hardware and software implementation are also detailed. The multi-agent system is implemented using SPADE framework. Each manufacturing cell is controlled using 4diac framework while transporters use Robot Operating System. Manufacturing orders are placed by a client using a web interface.KeywordsIndustry 4.0Multi-agent systemIntelligent manufacturing systemReconfigurable manufacturing systemCyber-physical system
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