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Manufacturing automation is an industrial field of application in which agent-based concepts are of a high relevance. Flexibility in engineering, quick and easy adaptation and evaluation of the systems are key issues in the domain and can significantly be improved using the paradigm of multi-agent systems. The approach of agent technology is very suitable to conceive assistant systems or control architectures which can be used throughout the engineering and the operation of automated manufacturing systems. This article presents an overview of the research undertaken the past years which has yielded workable concepts for typical use cases of the industry.
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Göhner, P., Weyrich, M. (2014). Agent-Based Concepts for Manufacturing Automation. In: Müller, J.P., Weyrich, M., Bazzan, A.L.C. (eds) Multiagent System Technologies. MATES 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8732. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11584-9_7
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