Collaborative work model in knowledgeable manufacturing cell

To enable Knowledgeable Manufacturing Cell (KMC) to promptly respond to the multi-duty request, a collaborative work model based on Contract Net Protocol (CNP) was proposed. Collaborative environment for KMC was assumed and its collaborative working principles were analyzed. Functional structure was designed and classified as logic function part, innovative function part and collaborative function part so as to help KMCs work smoothly. The collaborative work implementation steps were formulated, and the knowledge matching processes among KMCs were provided. Finally, Web realization was briefly introduced. This model was validated in practice.