Distributed control with rationally bounded agents in cyber-physical production systems. Issue 1 (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vrabič, Rok; Kozjek, Dominik; Malus, Andreja; Zaletelj, Viktor; Butala, Peter
• Is Part Of: CIRP annals. Volume 67:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 507
• Page End: 510
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Manufacturing system -- Distributed control -- Multi-agent system; Production engineering -- Research -- Periodicals; 670.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2018.04.037
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-8506

Abstract

Abstract: Cyber-physical production systems are transforming traditional, hierarchical control structures into distributed ones in which the elements offer and consume services with a high degree of autonomy. This paper proposes an agent-based approach to distributed control for production environments in which the agents are only able to interact with a part of the whole system. It hypothesises that the performance of the agent network can be improved through learning and communication. A description of the approach is presented and illustrated with a simulation case of distributed control for an industrial compressed-air system.