Control of a conveyor system for a reconfigurable manufacturing cell
Le Roux, Anro (2013-12)
Thesis (MScEng)-- Stellenbosch University, 2013.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werk behels 'n studie in die beheersagteware van vervoerstelsels vir die gebruik in herkon gureerbare vervaardigingstelsels. Verskeie benaderings word oorweeg, met die fokus op die verbetering van herkon gureerbaarheid. Die werk is uniek in die sin dat die herkon gureerbare vervaardigingstelsel ontwerp is vir die vervaardiging van klein onderdele/produkte en is bedoel vir die gebruik in die ontwikkelende lande. Vervaardigingstelsels wat die kwaliteit van die produk en a ewering kan verseker, is 'n kritieke behoefte in die lande waar die grootste deel van die vervaardiging met handearbeid gedoen word. Herkon gureerbare vervaardigingstelsels en holoniese vervaardigingstelsels is geïdenti seer as konsepte wat moontlik kan meeding met die handmatige produksie-stelsels. Die mededingende stelsel moet dus 'n lae aanvanklike aannemingsrisiko hê, in staat wees om te kan aanpas by die veranderende produk funksionaliteit en aanvraag, en 'n vergelykbare deurvloeikoers kan lewer. IEC61311-3, IEC61499 funksie-blok en agent-gebaseerde beheer argitekture word geëvalueer. Die beheer sagteware is getoets op 'n eksperimentele vervoerband stelsel. Die tesis toon dat IEC61131-3 en IEC61499 argitekture voordelig is in die laër vlakke van beheer. IEC61499 funksie-blokke voorsien menslike koppelvlak en ontwikkelings-gereedskap, en vereenvoudig die verspreiding van beheer. Die menslike koppelvlak en ontwikkelings-gereedskap van die IEC61499 funksieblokke is moontlik voordelig in die voorsiening van stelselmonitering en vinnige laag-geskoolde aanpassing van die beheer stelsel. Dit mag dus moontlik die herkon gureerbaarheid van stelsels, in onder-ontwikkelde lande, verhoog. Die lae vlak van volwassenheid van die ontwikkelingsomgewings vir IEC61499 funksie-blokke verlaag hul bruikbaarheid. Daar word aangetoon dat IEC61499 funksie-blok beheerders baie kompleks raak as die hoeveelheid van aktueerders en sensors meer as 10 raak. Agent-gebaseerde stelsels bied betroubare beheer, en kragtige kommunikasie-gereedskap, maar vereis 'n hoër vlak van kundigheid as IEC61499 funksie-blokke. Agent-gebaseerde stelsels word voorgestel vir die hoëvlak beheer. Komplekse stelsels kan beheer word met agente en intelligensie kan bygevoeg word om stelsels te beheer in 'n herkon gureerbare manier. Dit was gevind dat agent-gebaseerde beheer beter is as IEC61499 funksie-blok beheer vir die herkon gureerbare beheer van groot vervaardigings stelsels.
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