Article: Agent-based smart objects management system for real-time ubiquitous manufacturing

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TitleAgent-based smart objects management system for real-time ubiquitous manufacturing
AuthorsZhang, Y1 2
Huang, GQ1
Qu, T1
Ho, O1 2
Sun, S2
KeywordsAgent based
Enterprise information system
Management systems
Plug and play
Radio frequency identification technology
Issue Date2012
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/rcim
CitationRobotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2012, v. 27 n. 3, p. 538-549 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2010.09.009
AbstractIn ubiquitous manufacturing (UM) environment, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology enables real-time traceability, visibility and interoperability in improving the performance of shop-floor planning, execution and control. This paper presents an innovative gateway technology. A gateway is physically composed of smart objects that are logically related to each other according to a shop-floor workflow configuration. Although smart objects are equipped with heterogeneous RFID devices, they are converted into standard web services using the concept of agents. The resulted agent-based smart objects (ASOs) are then centrally managed through a specially purposed smart objects Universal Description, Discovery and Integration registry (SO-UDDI) where facilities such as register, publish, find, bind and invoke are provided for ASOs. Through these facilities, smart objects can be deployed at a gateway in a 'Plug and Play' fashion. Real-time data are collected by smart objects from the shop floor and processed by the corresponding gateway for further application in enterprise information systems (EISs). The proposed framework is demonstrated through a smart forklift gateway around which smart objects are deployed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN0736-5845
2011 Impact Factor: 1.173
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2010.09.009
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000287898300007
Funding AgencyGrant Number
HKSAR ITFGHP/042/07LP
HKSAR RGC GRF
HKU Research Committee
National Science Foundation of China50805116
Funding Information:

We are most grateful to various companies which provided technical and financial supports to this research. Authors would like to acknowledge financial supports of HKSAR ITF (GHP/042/07LP), HKSAR RGC GRF and HKU Research Committee Projects, and National Science Foundation of China (50805116).

ReferencesReferences in Scopus
GrantsRFID-Enabled Real-Time Manufacturing Shop-floor Information Infrastructure for PRD Processing Trade Enterprises
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Y
dc.contributor.authorHuang, GQ
dc.contributor.authorQu, T
dc.contributor.authorHo, O
dc.contributor.authorSun, S
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-05T08:22:57Z
dc.date.available2011-07-05T08:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn ubiquitous manufacturing (UM) environment, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology enables real-time traceability, visibility and interoperability in improving the performance of shop-floor planning, execution and control. This paper presents an innovative gateway technology. A gateway is physically composed of smart objects that are logically related to each other according to a shop-floor workflow configuration. Although smart objects are equipped with heterogeneous RFID devices, they are converted into standard web services using the concept of agents. The resulted agent-based smart objects (ASOs) are then centrally managed through a specially purposed smart objects Universal Description, Discovery and Integration registry (SO-UDDI) where facilities such as register, publish, find, bind and invoke are provided for ASOs. Through these facilities, smart objects can be deployed at a gateway in a 'Plug and Play' fashion. Real-time data are collected by smart objects from the shop floor and processed by the corresponding gateway for further application in enterprise information systems (EISs). The proposed framework is demonstrated through a smart forklift gateway around which smart objects are deployed. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
dc.description.grantRFID-Enabled Real-Time Manufacturing Shop-floor Information Infrastructure for PRD Processing Trade Enterprises
dc.description.grantcode102655
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext
dc.identifier.citationRobotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2012, v. 27 n. 3, p. 538-549 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2010.09.009
dc.identifier.citeulike7960356
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2010.09.009
dc.identifier.epage549
dc.identifier.hkuros198512
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000287898300007
Funding AgencyGrant Number
HKSAR ITFGHP/042/07LP
HKSAR RGC GRF
HKU Research Committee
National Science Foundation of China50805116
Funding Information:

We are most grateful to various companies which provided technical and financial supports to this research. Authors would like to acknowledge financial supports of HKSAR ITF (GHP/042/07LP), HKSAR RGC GRF and HKU Research Committee Projects, and National Science Foundation of China (50805116).

dc.identifier.issn0736-5845
2011 Impact Factor: 1.173
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.054
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79551680853
dc.identifier.spage538
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/134644
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/rcim
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofRobotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectAgent based
dc.subjectEnterprise information system
dc.subjectManagement systems
dc.subjectPlug and play
dc.subjectRadio frequency identification technology
dc.titleAgent-based smart objects management system for real-time ubiquitous manufacturing
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Northwestern Polytechnical University