抄録
The cellular machine, which we have been developing, is a mechanical system composed of distributed autonomous intelligent units, called cells, of as few kinds as possible, and with no central control as opposed to highly centralized present systems. Based on the technology of cellular machine, we have already developed an automatic warehouse, an assembling system, a manufacturing system, and a re-manufacturing system. In our most recent work, we have introduced the concept of movable cells to promote the expandability and the flexibility of the previously developed system. This paper reports the development of new cellular manufacturing system with movable cells and attachable/detachable machining equipment, and verification with actual hardware prototyping.
