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Shopfloor logistics for flexible manufacturing based on distributed intelligence

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The general constraints restricting the application of flexible manufacturing are summarised and related to the requirements of factory automation. Such specifications are compared with the combined functional and behavioural characteristics that can be obtained by employing robotics. A new (interconnected-decentralised) control architecture is presented, which has been specifically developed for raising productivity, whilst assuring extended flexibility for the plant operation.

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  1. Industrial Robot Design Research Group, University of Genova, Italy

    G. M. Acaccia,  R. C. Michelini, R. M. Molfino & G. B. Rossi

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Acaccia, G.M., Michelini, R.C., Molfino, R.M. et al. Shopfloor logistics for flexible manufacturing based on distributed intelligence. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 4, 231–242 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601523

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