Logical Time for Decentralized Control of Material Handling Systems
Abstract
The fourth industrial revolution aims to transform production systems. In this work, Logical Time which is a control principle for distributed systems is transferred to material handling systems with decentralized control. The GridSorter, a modular sorter with grid-like structure, is chosen as showcase system. The system is proven to be deadlock-free and is robust against varying transport times. The time-window-based route reservation process is described as Iterative Deepening A*.
Keywords
modulare Fördertechnik; Handhabung von DeadlocksLogical Time; decentralized control; Logische Zeit; Plug&Play; dezentral gesteuert; deadlock handling; modular conveyorsISBN
9783731505679Publisher
KIT Scientific PublishingPublisher website
http://www.ksp.kit.edu/Publication date and place
2016Series
Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Fördertechnik und Logistiksysteme des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie,Classification
Technology: general issues


