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This paper presents an innovative Multi-Agent approach related to an advanced real time control of flexible manufacturing systems. The proposed architecture is based on the paradigm of Distributed Intelligence and Multi-Agent Systems. The developed Multi-Agent prototype system integrates the following functions: Scheduling, dispatching, monitoring and error handling. A new negotiation protocol for manufacturing systems is presented in this paper. The purpose of this protocol is to assign dynamic operations to the resources of the Manufacturing System in order to accomplish the proposed tasks. This protocol is able to deal with exceptions.
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BALASUBRAMANIA, S. and NORRIE, D.H. 1997. A Multi-Agent Intelligent Design System Integrating Manufacturing And Shop Floor Control, University of Calagray, Canada, AB, T2N IN4.
FERBER, J. 1995. Les Systèmes Multi-Agents: Vers une Intelligence Collective. n° ref. 5548.4 1174, iia.
FERBER, J. and GHALLAB, M.1999. Problématique des univers multi-agents intelligents. Journées nationales PRC-GRECO. Intelligence Artificielle, Toulouse, France, page 295-320.
LEE, K.H. and SEN, S. 1994. ICOSS : A Two-Layer. Object Based Intelligent Cell Control Architecture Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 7(2) 100_112 Department of Industrial Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2854, USA.
OUELHADJ, D., HANACHI, C. and BOUZOUIA, B.1998. Multi-Agent system for dynamic scheduling and control in manufacturing cells. ICRA'98, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Louvain (Belgium).
OUELHADI, D., HANACHI, C., BOUZOUIA, B., MOUALEK, A. and FARHI, A.1999. A multi-contract net protocol for dynamic scheduling in flexible manufacturing systems. IEEE, International Conference on Robotics & Automation Detroit, Michigan, USA.
RABELO, R.J. 1997. A framework for the development of manufacturing agile scheduling systems – a multi-agents approach, Ph.D. Thesis, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.
RAMOS, C. 1994. Architecture and Negotiation protocol for the dynamic scheduling of manufacturing systems. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Page 8-13.
REID, G.S. 1992. The Contract-Net protocol: High level communication and control on a distributed problem solver. IEEE Transactions on Systems. Man & Cybernetics, Page 20-35.
TRENTESEAUX, D. 1996. Conception d’un Système de Pilotage Distribué, Supervisé et Multicritère pour les Systèmes Automatisés de Production, Thèse de doctorat à l’Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France.