Setting workpiece flow in production system involves tasking transport agent with moving workpiece to desired target machine address; agent autonomously controls transport mechanism

摘要

The method involves associating each transport agent (30) with at least one machine (12) with a defined machine address (Mn). The transport agent is tasked with transporting the workpiece (16) to a desired target machine address and the transport agent autonomously controls the transport mechanism so that the workpiece is transported via a defined target output (A1-A4) to the machine with the target machine address.