METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCT DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING SUPPLY-CHAINS

摘要

#$%^&*AU2017202010A120171019.pdf#####ABSTRACT A computer-implemented method for automating manufacturing supply chain planning, comprising: (a) providing a computer processor for processing data; (b) providing at least one input device; (c) providing at least one output device; (d) providing a computer readable storage device; (e) providing a first ontology for defining a product in terms of the method of manufacture of said product or for defining a plurality of products in terms of the method of manufacture of said products; (f) providing a second ontology for defining the capabilities of a plurality of manufacturing facilities; and g) providing a knowledge representation and reasoning system executed on said computer processor.Knowledge Visual 135 Visualization Programming Subsystem Environment 110 130 Knowidege 120 Knowledge Interchange Format: ""Interchange Format: Robot 140 145 Product compute Knowledge compute Representation and Reasoning System 15 n"Seo ndgsyO toog " Roboi Capaility -hua rgy output 165, inputupt ' 175- Machine Learning 100 180 185 . Subsystem ProductQuey Optimized Manufacturing 190 FIG. 1