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In this research work, we take an interoperability point of view on “production systems-of-systems”. Interoperability of production processes requires a stepwise planning of resources. An approach supporting the orchestration and coordination of human and artificial agents (i.e. collaborative robots) is developed. First tasks are assigned to production resources/agents, followed by an interaction and task execution design. Another step taken into account is the technology used as a human-robot interface.
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Production systems-of-systems are production systems composed by multiple production lines, with multiple manufacturing cells, with multiple workstations in which human-human, human-robot or robot-robot collaborations can take place.
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Fast-Berglund, Å., Romero, D., Åkerman, M., Hodig, B., Pichler, A. (2020). Agent- and Skill-Based Process Interoperability for Socio-Technical Production Systems-of-Systems. In: Lalic, B., Majstorovic, V., Marjanovic, U., von Cieminski, G., Romero, D. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. Towards Smart and Digital Manufacturing. APMS 2020. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 592. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57997-5_6
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