摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide improved systems and methods of controlling automated manufacturing processes that enable dynamic control of task assignments that are provided to a plurality of machines.SOLUTION: Provided are systems and methods for dynamic control of task assignments in a fabrication process that employs a plurality of machines to fabricate a manufactured component. These systems and methods may include: executing a plurality of task assignments with an available portion of the plurality of machines; monitoring a process variable that defines the available portion of the plurality of machines; and adjusting the plurality of task assignments to create a plurality of adjusted task assignments on the basis of the monitoring. The plurality of task assignments include a plurality of tasks that are to be completed during fabrication of the manufactured component, and the execution thereof includes initiating a corresponding task assignment of the plurality of task assignments with each machine in the available portion of the plurality of machines, thereby fabricating at least a portion of the manufactured component. |