Communication in a LabVIEW based holonic controller
Date
2016
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Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper presents a communication approach for a holonic controller developed in LabVIEW.
The controller is aimed at station that forms part of a reconfigurable assembly cell. The objective of
the research was to evaluate the extent to which LabVIEW facilitates reconfigurability in this
context. The holons were implemented by using LabVIEW’s producer/consumer (to achieve
asynchronous inter- and intra-holon communication) and state machine architectures. The paper
discusses some implementation considerations. The paper shows that LabVIEW offers some
attractive facilities for lower levels of reconfigurable control systems.
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CITATION: Masendeke, D. M. & Basson, A. H. 2016. Communication in a LabVIEW based holonic controller. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
Keywords
LabVIEW, Reconfigurable manufacturing system, Holonic control system, Flexible manufacturing systems
Citation
Masendeke, D. M. & Basson, A. H. 2016. Communication in a LabVIEW based holonic controller. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, South Africa