aElectrical Engineering Department, New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;bUNINOVA, Centre for Intelligent Robotics, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Abstract:
This paper addresses the design and implementation of a multiagent-based control architecture to support modular reconfigurable production systems. The requirements for plugability of modules (manufacturing components) and product changes were considered and tested against an educational platform based on Fischertechnik, which resembles a production system composed of several workstations connected by a crane and conveyors.