Manufacturing flexibility measurement: A fuzzy logic framework

被引:43
作者
Tsourveloudis, NC [1 ]
Phillis, YA [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Crete, Dept Prod Engn & Management, Chania 73132, Greece
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 1998年 / 14卷 / 04期
关键词
approximate reasoning; flexibility types; fuzzy logic; manufacturing flexibility; measurement;
D O I
10.1109/70.704212
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Flexibility is recognized as an important feature in manufacturing. This paper suggests a knowledge-based methodology for the measurement of manufacturing flexibility, We claim that flexibility is an inherently vague notion and an essential requirement in its measurement is the involvement of human perception and belief. Nine different flexibility types are measured, while the overall flexibility is given as the combined effect of these types, Knowledge is represented via IF[fuzzy antecedents]THEN[fuzzy consequent] rules, which are used to model the functional dependencies between operational characteristics such as setup time and cost, versatility part variety, transfer speed etc. The proposed scheme is illustrated through an example.
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页码:513 / 524
页数:12
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