Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing
Subtitle: First International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, HoloMAS ... (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Contributors: Vladimir Marik (Editor); Duncan McFarlane (Editor); Paul Valckenaers (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9783540407515
Subjects: Mathematics and Science; Data Processing - General; Computer integrated manufactur; Expert systems (Computer science); Automation; Computers; Computers - General Information; Congresses; Computer Books: General; Computer integrated manufacturing systems; Artificial Intelligence - General; CAD-CAM - General; Computers / Artificial Intelligence; agent-based manufacturing; control systems; distributed computing; fault-tolerant production control; holarchies; General; Expert systems (Computer scien; Manufacturing processes
First sentence: Holonic manufacturing systems (HMS) are based on highly decentralized manufacturing control systems, built from a modular mix of semi-standardized, autonomous, cooperative, and intelligent elements.