Rapid Design and Analysis of Advanced Manufacturing Systems:A Decomposition-Transformation Approach

*** 9634786陈：该基金为柔性制造系统（FMS）快速建模的创新方法研究提供资金。目标是：(1)开发一种有效的分析建模技术，能够捕获物料处理设备的影响以及组件可靠性和可维护性对整体系统性能的影响；(2)通过快速逼近现有分析模型中目前无法实现的关键系统参数，增强对FMS组件之间相互作用的理解。这项研究如果成功，将对制造业科学基础产生重大影响。其独特的特点包括：(1)消除了复杂的仿真建模和冗长的建模师培训，(2)降低了项目实施成本，(3)减少了项目实施的前置时间。这种对自动化制造系统建模的强大方法也有可能增强许多美国大公司所追求的新兴制造执行系统的功能。＊＊＊

*** 9634786 Chen This grant provides funding for research on an innovative approach to rapid modeling of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). The objectives are: (1) to develop an effective analytical modeling technique capable of capturing the effect of material handling devices and the impact of component reliability and maintainability on overall system performance and (2) to enhance the understanding of interactions among the components of FMS via rapid approximation of critical system parameters not presently attainable in existing analytical models. This research, if successful, will have a significant impact on the manufacturing science base. Its unique features include (1) elimination of sophisticated simulation modeling and lengthy modeler training, (2) reduction of project implementation costs, and (3) reduction of project implementation lead time. This powerful approach to modeling automated manufacturing systems also has a potential to enhance the functionality of the emerging manufacturing execution system being pursued by many major US Corporations. ***