Increased flexibility for heterogeneously structured material flow systems enabled by intelligent software agents controlling self-configuring conveyors

通过控制自配置输送机的智能软件代理，提高异构结构物料流系统的灵活性

• 批准号: 251665026
• 负责人: Professor Dr.-Ing. Willibald A. Günthner
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lehrstuhl für Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Logistik
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2013-12-31 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/251665026?language=en
• 关键词: Increased; flexibility; heterogeneously; structured; material

Main objective of the project iSiKon is the development of intelligent software modules in the form of software agents (SWA) for the configuration and control of heterogeneously structured material flow systems. The agents represent individual conveyor modules (FTM) in the overall system. To enable self-configuration and -control of the system, the SWAs need knowledge about specific properties (e.g. which goods can be transported). In addition, the SWA must be able to determine the location of the represented FTM in the overall system topology. Only in this way it is possible to perform on FTM-level efficient route planning. The control concept is able to process transport orders from a higher administrative level (e.g. warehouse management system) as well as transport requests that are generated by the goods themselves (e.g. by using RFID-technology). 'Planning agents', which have tailored information to derive a global logical structure, should be introduced in addition to the FTM-agents. The interplay of local and global agents creates an adaptive software infrastructure that supports the identification and evaluation of possible paths, coordination of load changes and an online reconfiguration of the conveyor system after adding/removing conveyor modules (FTMs). The desired self-configuration and the decentralized control approach primarily results in shortened and simplified commissioning/modification phases of material handling systems and an increasing flexibility and availability of such systems. Implementation of this decentralized control concept and its different types of agents has to be fully capable of real time requirements on the usual automation technology devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Isikon项目的主要目标是以软件代理（SWA）的形式开发智能软件模块，以配置和控制异质结构的材料流系统。代理代表整体系统中的单个输送机模块（FTM）。为了实现系统的自我配置和 - 控制，SWA需要有关特定特性的知识（例如，可以运输哪些商品）。此外，SWA必须能够确定代表的FTM在整体系统拓扑中的位置。只有这样，才有可能在FTM级有效的路线计划上执行。控制概念能够从较高的行政层面（例如仓库管理系统）以及商品本身生成的运输请求（例如，使用RFID技术）处理运输订单。除了FTM代理外，还应介绍“计划代理”，这些信息已量身定制以得出全球逻辑结构。本地和全球代理的相互作用创建了一种自适应软件基础架构，该基础架构支持可能的路径识别和评估，负载变化的协调以及在添加/删除输送机模块（FTMS）后对传送带系统的在线重新配置。所需的自我配置和分散的控制方法主要导致材料处理系统的缩短和简化的调试/修改阶段，以及此类系统的灵活性和可用性的越来越多。该分散的控制概念及其不同类型的代理的实施必须完全能够对通常的自动化技术设备（例如可编程逻辑控制器（PLC））实时要求。

项目成果

Control Architecture and Transport Coordination for Autonomous Logistics Modules in Flexible Automated Material Flow Systems

灵活的自动化物流系统中自主物流模块的控制架构和运输协调

• DOI: 10.1109/coase.2018.8560471
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: 2018 IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
• 作者: C. Lieberoth-Leden;J. Fischer;J. Fottner;B. Vogel-Heuser
• 通讯作者: B. Vogel-Heuser

Model-based development of a multi-agent system for controlling material flow systems

• DOI: 10.1515/auto-2017-0107
• 发表时间: 2018-05-01
• 期刊: AT-AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK
• 影响因子: 1
• 作者: Fischer, Juliane;Marcos, Marga;Vogel-Heuser, Birgit
• 通讯作者: Vogel-Heuser, Birgit

Efficient Messaging through Cluster Coordinators in Decentralized Controlled Material Flow Systems

通过分散受控物料流系统中的集群协调器进行高效消息传递

• DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20168106005
• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: C. Lieberoth-Leden;D. Regulin;W. A. Günthner
• 通讯作者: W. A. Günthner

Model based design of knowledge bases in multi agent systems for enabling automatic reconfiguration capabilities of material flow modules

多代理系统中知识库的基于模型的设计，用于实现物料流模块的自动重新配置功能

• DOI: 10.1109/coase.2016.7743371
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
• 作者: D. Regulin;D. Schütz;T. Aicher;B. Vogel-Heuser
• 通讯作者: B. Vogel-Heuser