摘要

A simulation-based approach is one of the most effective ways of solving design problems of production systems under uncertain conditions. However, a simulator generating system is indispensable to employ this approach. Also, such a generator is required to devise an appropriate operational rule set for each simulator. In this work, a design support system was developed using object-oriented technique, which composes simulators with various configurations of software components. Reinforcement learning was adopted in order to obtain a rule set for operating each of composed simulators. Verification and evaluation of effectiveness of the method was confirmed through a series of experiments (design of lanes and locations of machines, acquisition of proper control rules of vehicles) using an automated guarded vehicle system (AGVS) as a model system.

  • 出版日期2010

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