Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems

N. Chiraga, A. Walker, G. Bright

2016

Abstract

Today’s factory floors are a distributed system of heterogeneous components. They exist a high degree of production customization to cater for this most factory floor systems are being adapted for customization. Most current manufacturing communication systems do not have a flexible architecture to serve the changeable and dynamic market needs thus presenting a research gap in flexible communication. This paper discusses a middleware communication system that allows for flexible optimal control of information flow in a fixture based production system. The architecture of the system aims to integrate seamlessly a heterogeneous factory environment, for autonomous monitoring and control of information on the factory floor.

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Chiraga N., Walker A. and Bright G. (2016). Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems . In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-198-4, pages 146-152. DOI: 10.5220/0005972201460152


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco16,
author={N. Chiraga and A. Walker and G. Bright},
title={Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2016},
pages={146-152},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005972201460152},
isbn={978-989-758-198-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems
SN - 978-989-758-198-4
AU - Chiraga N.
AU - Walker A.
AU - Bright G.
PY - 2016
SP - 146
EP - 152
DO - 10.5220/0005972201460152