Mm. Barata et A. Steigergarcao, TRANSPUTER-BASED MULTIAGENT MONITORING-SYSTEM IN NC, Robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing, 11(4), 1994, pp. 319-325
This paper describes the design and implementation of a system base so
ftware platform for transputer-based systems that is being used for ex
perimentation in prognostic and monitoring of CNC machines using the m
ulti-agent paradigm. After an introduction to the application domain,
the basic requirements and the structure of a suitable base software e
nvironment are described, emphasizing the heterogeneity issue. The log
ical model of the implemented monitoring and prognostic system as well
as the integrating agents and machining model are presented and discu
ssed.