Abstract
In the assembly process of high-mix low-volume production line, the control system must be flexible and robust to adapt to changes in state of manufacturing line such as switching product types, stopping for a short time, and out of stock of parts. We proposed a multi-agent based control system of the assembly process. In the proposed control system, a built-in controller in equipment autonomously performs functions of scheduling and load adjustment with the use of a multi-agent system. In this paper, we show mechanism to connect agents automatically by using IEC61499 function blocks. In addition, function block definition tool is developed to define system configuration and equipment behavior.
