Evaluating Skill-Based Control Architecture for Flexible Automation Systems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirill Dorofeev ◽  
Monika Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Control Architecture ◽  
Flexible Automation ◽  
Automation Systems

Information organization in flexible automation systems

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-368
Author(s):  
G.K. Hutchinson ◽  
Alok Chaturvedi
Keyword(s):  
Information Organization ◽  
Flexible Automation ◽  
Automation Systems

Flexible Automation on the Line

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (04) ◽  
pp. 70-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Paula
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Single Task ◽  
Material Handling Equipment ◽  
Flexible Automation ◽  
Automation Systems

This article discusses developments in flexible automation in the automobile industry. As industry demands growing emphasis on agility, the need for systems with flexibility at scales is becoming critical. Flexible automation is an operational response to this need. Traditional automation systems were extremely limited in scope. Each would do a single task very well over and over again but had little or no ability to adapt to any other task. Although developments in hardware have made automation more flexible, software tends to be the more critical aspect of the system. Much of the flexibility of today’s system comes from the reprogrammability of devices such as tools and material-handling equipment. The area in which flexible automation is most pervasive is the automotive industry. This industry not only has a great need for automation systems but also has the budget to afford such expensive and elaborate systems.

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