Presidential Young Investigator Award: Models and Methodology for Design and Development of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Control Software

本研究的重点是减少将柔性制造系统（FMS）设计转换为操作系统所需的时间和成本。用于FMS控制的软件通常被认为是缺乏灵活性和高实施成本的主要因素。第一年将处理的具体议题包括：理解控制体系结构对控制要素（计划、调度和控制）的影响，开发FMS控制的系统理论模型，并识别系统模型中的通用和特定元素。研究的目标是开发一种通用的、独立于产品的方法和工具，用于FMS控制软件的设计和开发。该方法应在计算机集成制造系统中提供快速原型、评估和后续实施。

This research focuses on reducing time and cost taken to convert a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) design into an operational system. Software for FMS control has been often identified as the main contributing factor to lack of flexibility, and high cost of implementation. Specific topics to be addressed during the first year include; understanding the implications of the control architecture on the elements of control (planning, scheduling and control), development of a systems theoretic model of FMS control, and identifying generic and specific elements in the system models. The objectives of the research are to develop a generic, product independent methodology and tools for the design and development of FMS control software. The methodology should provide for the rapid prototyping, evaluation, and subsequent implementation in a computer-integrated manufacturing system.