Agent-Oriented Simulation Model of Manufacturing Activities

Issue title: Object-Oriented Manufacturing Systems

Guest editors: Douglas H. NorrieGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mayrand, Étienne | Lefrançois, Pierre^{; *} | Montreuil, Benoit

Affiliations: Groupe de Recherche en Gestion Logistique, Faculté des Sciences de l'Administration, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4

Correspondence: [*] Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract: This article presents our work on the development of object-oriented simulations of production systems using distributed artificial intelligence (DAI). DAI is a subfield of artificial intelligence that deals with interactions of intelligent agents. An agent is a computer entity that, through the use of artificial intelligence techniques, can display a pseudointelligent behavior and interact with other agents to form a cooperative organization. The agents are linked by a communications network that enables them to coordinate their activities and enroll each other's help to solve particular production problems. We present an object-oriented implementation of DAI and illustrate it with the simulation of a rolling-mill facility.

DOI: 10.3233/ICA-1993-1205

Journal: Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 137-146, 1993