An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process

An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process

This paper investigates the feasibility of using an agent-based framework to configure, control and coordinate dynamic, real-time robotic operations with the use of ontology manufacturing principles. Production automation agents use ontology models that represent the knowledge in a manufacturing env...

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Main Authors: Sotiris Makris, Kosmas Alexopoulos, George Michalos, Andreas Sardelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Subjects:
autonomous manufacturing systems
agent-based systems
ontology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/3/95
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spelling doaj-7a8efdb779464c9c80a963eb8e0cf63c2020-11-25T03:23:11ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942020-09-014959510.3390/jmmp4030095An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding ProcessSotiris Makris0Kosmas Alexopoulos1George Michalos2Andreas Sardelis3Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceLaboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceThis paper investigates the feasibility of using an agent-based framework to configure, control and coordinate dynamic, real-time robotic operations with the use of ontology manufacturing principles. Production automation agents use ontology models that represent the knowledge in a manufacturing environment for control and configuration purposes. The ontological representation of the production environment is discussed. Using this framework, the manufacturing resources are capable of autonomously embedding themselves into the existing manufacturing enterprise with minimal human intervention, while, at the same time, the coordination of manufacturing operations is achieved without extensive human involvement. The specific framework was implemented, tested and validated in a feasibility study upon a laboratory robotic assembly cell with typical industrial components, using real data derived from a car-floor welding process.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/3/95autonomous manufacturing systemsagent-based systemsontology
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author Sotiris Makris
Kosmas Alexopoulos
George Michalos
Andreas Sardelis
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Kosmas Alexopoulos
George Michalos
Andreas Sardelis
An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
autonomous manufacturing systems
agent-based systems
ontology
author_facet Sotiris Makris
Kosmas Alexopoulos
George Michalos
Andreas Sardelis
author_sort Sotiris Makris
title An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
title_short An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
title_full An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
title_fullStr An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
title_full_unstemmed An Agent-Based System for Automated Configuration and Coordination of Robotic Operations in Real Time—A Case Study on a Car Floor Welding Process
title_sort agent-based system for automated configuration and coordination of robotic operations in real time—a case study on a car floor welding process
publisher MDPI AG
series Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
issn 2504-4494
publishDate 2020-09-01
description This paper investigates the feasibility of using an agent-based framework to configure, control and coordinate dynamic, real-time robotic operations with the use of ontology manufacturing principles. Production automation agents use ontology models that represent the knowledge in a manufacturing environment for control and configuration purposes. The ontological representation of the production environment is discussed. Using this framework, the manufacturing resources are capable of autonomously embedding themselves into the existing manufacturing enterprise with minimal human intervention, while, at the same time, the coordination of manufacturing operations is achieved without extensive human involvement. The specific framework was implemented, tested and validated in a feasibility study upon a laboratory robotic assembly cell with typical industrial components, using real data derived from a car-floor welding process.
topic autonomous manufacturing systems
agent-based systems
ontology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/3/95
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