Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems

N. Chiraga, A. Walker, G. Bright

2016

Abstract

Today’s factory floors are a distributed system of heterogeneous components. They exist a high degree of production customization to cater for this most factory floor systems are being adapted for customization. Most current manufacturing communication systems do not have a flexible architecture to serve the changeable and dynamic market needs thus presenting a research gap in flexible communication. This paper discusses a middleware communication system that allows for flexible optimal control of information flow in a fixture based production system. The architecture of the system aims to integrate seamlessly a heterogeneous factory environment, for autonomous monitoring and control of information on the factory floor.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Chiraga N., Walker A. and Bright G. (2016). Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems . In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-198-4, pages 146-152. DOI: 10.5220/0005972201460152

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco16,
author={N. Chiraga and A. Walker and G. Bright},
title={Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2016},
pages={146-152},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005972201460152},
isbn={978-989-758-198-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Middleware Communication System for Fixture based Flexible Manufacturing Systems
SN - 978-989-758-198-4
AU - Chiraga N.
AU - Walker A.
AU - Bright G.
PY - 2016
SP - 146
EP - 152
DO - 10.5220/0005972201460152