Manual assembly work systems bring high flexibility but low productivity in comparison to
fully automated systems. To increase productivity but maintain flexibility, future systems need …

The aim of this manuscript is to present an ontology-based knowledge representation for
flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), providing a comprehensive semantic foundation of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present an ontology‐based approach of context‐
sensitive computing for the optimization of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) …

The interoperability between various automation systems is considered as one of the major
character of future automation systems. Service-oriented Architecture is a possible …

This article presents a context-sensitive optimisation approach for flexible manufacturing
systems (FMSs), considering dynamic machine utilisation rate and overall equipment …

Esta dissertação apresenta os trabalhos realizados no âmbito do projecto NP7 SelfLearning
para o desenho e desenvolvimento de uma arquitectura orientada aos serviçosde suporte …

In an increasingly globalised environment, modern manufacturing companies struggle to
improve their integrated monitoring and control solutions with respect to total cost of …

To face globalization challenges, today manufacturing companies require new and more
integrated monitoring and control solutions in order to optimize more and more their …

To face globalization challenges, modern production companies need to integrate the
monitoring and control of secondary processes into shop floor core system to remain …

To face globalization challenges, today manufacturing companies require new and more
integrated monitoring and control solutions in order to optimize more and more their …