Graduation Year
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.I.E.
Degree Granting Department
Industrial Engineering
Major Professor
Suresh Khator, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Ali Yalcin, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Tapas Das, Ph.D.
Keywords
Colored Petri Nets, polynomial complexity, real time control
Abstract
This research addressed the design and implementation of a polynomial-complexity deadlock avoidance controller for a flexible manufacturing cell modeled using Colored Petri Nets. The cell model is robust to changes in the part types to be manufactured in the system and is automatically generated using the interaction of the resources in the cell and the technological capabilities of the machines. The model also captures dynamic routing flexibility options. The framework introduced separates the cell model from the control logic allowing the system designer to implement and test various control algorithms using the same cell model. The controller adopts the neighborhood deadlock avoidance policy to resolve deadlocks and control the resource allocation decisions within the system. The evaluation of the performance of systems controlled by not maximally permissive algorithms is important in determining the applicability of the control algorithms. There are many polynomial time deadlock avoidance algorithms proposed for the control of general resource allocation systems. However, the permissiveness of these algorithms is not quantified and the applicability of these algorithms in terms of effective resource utilization remains unanswered. The performance of automated manufacturing cells controlled using the neighborhood deadlock avoidance policy is benchmarked by comparing its performance with other control policies.
Scholar Commons Citation
Mohan, Sridhar, "Deadlock Avoidance In Mixed Capacity Flexible Manufacturing Systems" (2004). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1164
