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Because of recent advances in the area of networking and information systems, today's manufacturing systems face an increasing demand for easy access, and easy integration. This demand has driven the area of factory automation towards a more transparent structure, especially at the shop-floor control level. In this light, the cell level controller must not only allow consistent operation within the cell, but also provide networking facilities to the applications in the higher tier. In this paper, a Java-based architecture for such a controller is proposed, and pertinent design issues discussed. An implementation of this architecture is also investigated for feasibility in a multi-platform environment. Case studies and evaluation of the controller are presented.
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Apte, N., Zeid, I. Evolution of transparent manufacturing: An architecture for a Java-based controller of a CIM cell. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 13, 89–100 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014528028734
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014528028734