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Coalitions of manufacturing components for shop floor agility - the CoBASA architecture
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An agent-based architecture in which cooperation is regulated by contracts is proposed as a flexible approach to dynamic shop floor re-engineering and the first experimental results are introduced.Abstract:
In this article, an agent-based architecture in which cooperation is regulated by contracts is proposed as a flexible approach to dynamic shop floor re-engineering. It describes the dynamic and flexible cooperation of manufacturing agents, representing manufacturing resources and how they can be created from a generic agent template. Agents' behaviour and contract types and structure are discussed. The first experimental results are also introduced.read more
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Agent-based distributed manufacturing control: A state-of-the-art survey
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Collaborative networks: A new scientific discipline
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Collaborative networked organizations - Concepts and practice in manufacturing enterprises
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Rockwell Automation's Holonic and Multiagent Control Systems Compendium
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TL;DR: This paper provides a comprehensive overview of long-term R&D activities of the Rockwell Automation company in the field of holonic and agent-based manufacturing control systems, and presents a coherent framework of methodologies for designing agents, tools that support implementation and validation of them, and agent applications that were developed for various industrial systems.
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