Holonic control approach for the "green"-tyre manufacturing system using IEC 61499 standard

Traditional tyre-manufacturing systems are characterised by a slow response during optimisation of the manufacturing process and insufficient adaptability to system disturbances. The objective of our research is to develop a distributed and adaptive control approach based on the concept of holonic control and IEC 61499 function blocks. A brief description of the manufacturing modules within the "green"-tyre manufacturing system is given. The architecture of distributed holonic control and implementation environment using IEC 61499 function blocks are then proposed and elaborated. Comprehensive discussion is given thereafter, including an evaluation of the distributed holonic control approach within the virtual manufacturing environment based on simulation tests for various scenarios, whereby system operation in unstable conditions is taken into account. The real-life implementation of this technology in the future is expected to increase productivity, resource utilisation and robustness in a tyre-manufacturing environment. (C) 2016 The Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.