Patent ID: 7363204

Claim:
A computer implemented process for developing a multi-agent based control system (SS) for an industrial flexible production system (PS) comprising several hardware/software (mechatronics) components (K 1 -KN) based on a given hardware/software configuration from the industrial flexible production system, and based upon information regarding the tasks and functions that must be realized in the system, comprising the steps of: generation of a high-level-Petri net simulation model (M 1 -MN) for each component (K 1 -KN) of the flexible production system (PS) whereby each simulation model (M 1 -MN) is composed of all elements of a High-Level Petri net whereby each model is generated based on dynamic hardware/software (mechatronics) specifications in a discrete, event-organized process, and the simulation model (M 1 -generating, testing, and optimizing of specifications for the multi-agent-based control system (SS) and the associated sequence control strategy for the flexible production system (PS).