| Long Animation
of Holonic Manufacturing Plant
This demo shows a Holonic Mobile Phone Manufacturing Plant.
Because it was developed for a seminar, the scenes have no
subtitles. These will be added in due course.
When the demo opens in a new window it downloads the first
scene and starts playing. You can jump to each scene by clicking
on the buttons on the remote control. You can also pause/play
and cue/review with the controls at the bottom of the TV screen.
This demo is based on an actual implementation of JACK-based
holonic manufacturing at the Cambridge Robotic Assembly Cell
at Cambridge University, England.
- The "Introduction" sets the scene for the demo
with incoming orders received by phone, electronically and
by mail, culminating in completed orders being dispatched
by truck.
- The "Factory" scene shows the three manufacturing
lines. Each has a robot that places components onto the
circuit board. The populated circuit board then passes a
monitoring station on its way to the Wave Soldering machine.
The soldered circuit board is then checked for faults and
combined with the other components to form a complete mobile
phone. This is then passed to the final testing station.
- The "Holons" scene provides a brief overview
of the holons in the factory. Move your mouse over each
holon to see an outline of its function and the types of
communication it has with the other holons. When you are
ready to continue, click on the "Play" button
at the bottom of the TV screen.
- The "Scenario" scene presents a calendar showing
the current orders and the order history for this year.
The "Red" and "Blue" customers place
regular monthly orders. Due to the order placed by the "Green"
customer, the factory is at full capacity for the month
of June. The Manufacturing Holon then computes the schedule
for June.
- The "Breakdown" scene shows the schedule being
filled for the first two weeks. At the start of the 3rd
week, a fault is detected in the output of the Wave Soldering
machine on Line 1. Line 1 halts, but the other two lines
continue production.
- The "Recovery" scene illustrates the negotiation
that occurs to repair the schedule (you will probably need
to use the "Pause" button so that you have enough
time to see what is going on). The scene concludes with
the generation of a modified schedule.
Click
here to view (approximate size of first scene = 10k)
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Note: There appears to be a problem with
the Linux Flash 5 Player related to Flash movies containing
multiple levels. If you do not see buttons on the remote
control, then your Flash Player has this problem. We are trying
to find a workaround. There are no known issues on Windows
and Macintosh platforms. |
