A methodology for scheduling robotic flexible assembly cells using fuzzy logic and simulation
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2013
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Abd, K.
Abhary, K.
Marian, R.
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Ao, S.I.
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Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, 2013 / Ao, S.I. (ed./s), vol.1, pp.449-454
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World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013) (3 Jul 2013 - 5 Jul 2013 : London, UK)
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Due to a developing global economy, today's companies are facing a greater challenge than ever to employ flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) capable of dealing with unexpected events and meeting customers' requirements. One of these systems is called robotic flexible assembly cells (RFACs). There has been relatively little work on the scheduling RFACs, even though overall scheduling problems of FMS have attracted significant attention. This study aims to develop an efficient methodology for scheduling RFACs. The proposed scheduling methodology is divided into three modules: pre-processing, scheduling and simulation. Three performance measures are considered: makespan and robots idle time and total tardiness. Simulation results show that the proposed methodology outperforms the common scheduling rules.
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Copyright 2013 International Association of Engineers