Self-reconfigurable software architecture: Design and implementation

doi:10.1016/j.cie.2006.07.008

2006-09-01

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Jungtae Mun

Kwangyeol Ryu

Mooyoung Jung *

DOI：10.1016/j.cie.2006.07.008

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To respond quickly to the rapidly changing manufacturing environment, it is imperative for the system to have such capabilities as flexibility, adaptability, and reusability. The fractal manufacturing system (FrMS) is a new manufacturing paradigm designed to meet these requirements. To facilitate a dynamic reconfiguration of system elements (i.e., fractals), agents as well as software modules should be self-reconfigurable. Embodiment of a self-reconfigurable manufacturing system can be achieved by using self-reconfigurable software architecture. In this paper, therefore, self-reconfigurable software architecture is designed by conducting the following studies: (1) analysis of functional requirements of a fractal and environmental constraints, (2) design of reconfigurable software architecture especially for a reconfigurable agent, (3) selection of proper techniques to implement software modules, and realization of software architecture equipped with self-reconfigurability. To validate this approach, the designed architecture is applied to the FrMS. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keyword:

fractal manufacturing systems (FrMS)

reconfigurability

reconfigurable agent

software architecture