EXCEPTION HANDLING IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEM COMBINING ON-LINE PLANNING AND PREDETERMINED RULE

• Main Authors: ROOT RONALD J, FROMHERZ MARKUS P J, WEBSTER MARC W, LOFTHUS ROBERT M, RUML WHEELER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.12.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for performing exception handling within a computer controlled multi-step production system for producing objects. SOLUTION: The system includes a system controller. The system controller receives a stream of object specifications for objects to be produced. A planner/scheduler plans and schedules jobs incrementally and the system controller sends commands to a module controller directing production of the planned and scheduled objects by production system modules. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI